diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index eb8319a..b197dd8 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jquery.selectBoxIt",
-  "version": "3.8.1",
+  "version": "3.8.3",
   "homepage": "http://www.selectboxit.com/",
   "authors": [
     "Greg Franko <gregfranko5@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/src/javascripts/jquery.selectBoxIt.js b/src/javascripts/jquery.selectBoxIt.js
index ebc9764..d0910a1 100644
--- a/src/javascripts/jquery.selectBoxIt.js
+++ b/src/javascripts/jquery.selectBoxIt.js
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@
                 // `open` event with the `selectBoxIt` namespace
                 "open.selectBoxIt": function() {
 
-                    var currentElem = self.list.find("li[data-val='" + self.dropdownText.attr("data-val") + "']"),
+                    var currentElem = self.list.find("li[data-val=\"" + self.dropdownText.attr("data-val") + "\"]"),
                         activeElem;
 
                     // If no current element can be found, then select the first drop down option
diff --git a/src/javascripts/modules/jquery.selectBoxIt.core.js b/src/javascripts/modules/jquery.selectBoxIt.core.js
index cb0b434..8bb89e0 100755
--- a/src/javascripts/modules/jquery.selectBoxIt.core.js
+++ b/src/javascripts/modules/jquery.selectBoxIt.core.js
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@
                 // `open` event with the `selectBoxIt` namespace
                 "open.selectBoxIt": function() {
 
-                    var currentElem = self.list.find("li[data-val='" + self.dropdownText.attr("data-val") + "']"),
+                    var currentElem = self.list.find("li[data-val=\"" + self.dropdownText.attr("data-val") + "\"]"),
                         activeElem;
 
                     // If no current element can be found, then select the first drop down option