diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_spec.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_spec.coffee
index a9a84da007..c8f6976fed 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_spec.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_spec.coffee
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ describe "CMS", ->
 
   describe "start", ->
     beforeEach ->
+      @element = $("<div>")
       spyOn(CMS.Views, "Course").andReturn(jasmine.createSpyObj("Course", ["render"]))
-      CMS.start()
+      CMS.start(@element)
 
     it "create the Course", ->
-      expect(CMS.Views.Course).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(CMS.Views.Course).toHaveBeenCalledWith(el: @element)
       expect(CMS.Views.Course().render).toHaveBeenCalled()
 
   describe "view stack", ->
diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/src/main.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/src/main.coffee
index 14433e7468..b88bc7210b 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/src/main.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/src/main.coffee
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
   viewStack: []
 
-  start: ->
-    new CMS.Views.Course(el: $('section.main-container')).render()
+  start: (el) ->
+    new CMS.Views.Course(el: el).render()
 
   replaceView: (view) ->
     @viewStack = [view]
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ $ ->
   $.ajaxSetup
     headers : { 'X-CSRFToken': $.cookie 'csrftoken' }
 
-  CMS.start()
+  CMS.start($('section.main-container'))