diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
index 8f6f0b8c09..70770c63ff 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ class ChemicalEquationInput(InputTypeBase):
 
     def handle_ajax(self, dispatch, get):
         '''
-        Since we only have one ajax handler for this input, check to see if it
+        Since we only have chemcalc preview this input, check to see if it
         matches the corresponding dispatch and send it through if it does
         '''
         if dispatch == 'preview_chemcalc':
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py
index 4a5ea5c429..54736cfd3c 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py
@@ -482,27 +482,43 @@ class ChemicalEquationTest(unittest.TestCase):
     '''
     Check that chemical equation inputs work.
     '''
-
-    def test_rendering(self):
-        size = "42"
-        xml_str = """<chemicalequationinput id="prob_1_2" size="{size}"/>""".format(size=size)
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.size = "42"
+        xml_str = """<chemicalequationinput id="prob_1_2" size="{size}"/>""".format(size=self.size)
 
         element = etree.fromstring(xml_str)
 
         state = {'value': 'H2OYeah', }
-        the_input = lookup_tag('chemicalequationinput')(test_system, element, state)
+        self.the_input = lookup_tag('chemicalequationinput')(test_system, element, state)
 
-        context = the_input._get_render_context()
+
+    def test_rendering(self):
+        ''' Verify that the render context matches the expected render context'''
+        context = self.the_input._get_render_context()
 
         expected = {'id': 'prob_1_2',
                     'value': 'H2OYeah',
                     'status': 'unanswered',
                     'msg': '',
-                    'size': size,
+                    'size': self.size,
                     'previewer': '/static/js/capa/chemical_equation_preview.js',
                     }
         self.assertEqual(context, expected)
 
+    
+    def test_chemcalc_ajax_sucess(self):
+        ''' Verify that using the correct dispatch and valid data produces a valid response'''
+        
+        data = {'formula': "H"}
+        response = self.the_input.handle_ajax("preview_chemcalc", data)
+
+        self.assertTrue('preview' in response)
+        self.assertNotEqual(response['preview'], '')
+        self.assertEqual(response['error'], "")
+
+
+    
+
 
 class DragAndDropTest(unittest.TestCase):
     '''
diff --git a/common/static/js/capa/chemical_equation_preview.js b/common/static/js/capa/chemical_equation_preview.js
index 73c06972b1..10a6b54655 100644
--- a/common/static/js/capa/chemical_equation_preview.js
+++ b/common/static/js/capa/chemical_equation_preview.js
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
         prev_id = "#" + this.id + "_preview";
         preview_div = $(prev_id);
 
-        url = $(this).parents('.problems-wrapper').data('url');
+        // find the closest parent problems-wrapper and use that url
+        url = $(this).closest('.problems-wrapper').data('url');
+        // grab the input id from the input
         input_id = $(this).data('input-id')
 
         Problem.inputAjax(url, input_id, 'preview_chemcalc', {"formula" : this.value}, create_handler(preview_div));