diff --git a/spec/support/select2_helper.rb b/spec/support/select2_helper.rb
index 35cc51725c65065a75067311f6edb81820df0400..d30cc8ff9f2955f8525559deab6d3020fffd3de1 100644
--- a/spec/support/select2_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/select2_helper.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ module Select2Helper
     selector = options.fetch(:from)
 
     if options[:multiple]
-      execute_script("$('#{selector}').select2('val', ['#{value}'], true);")
+      execute_script("$('#{selector}').select2('val', ['#{value}']).trigger('change');")
     else
-      execute_script("$('#{selector}').select2('val', '#{value}', true);")
+      execute_script("$('#{selector}').select2('val', '#{value}').trigger('change');")
     end
   end
 end