diff --git a/tests/unit/spinner/spinner.html b/tests/unit/spinner/spinner.html
index 8afa5fab89..ddfb03d91d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/spinner/spinner.html
+++ b/tests/unit/spinner/spinner.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
index 7c699ef75d..9f4a6b9219 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.spinner", {
value: function( newVal ) {
if ( !arguments.length ) {
- return this._format();
+ return this.options.value;
}
this.option( "value", newVal );
},