diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index c2f94d2b..10db3eda 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 		// Copy the events from the original to the clone
 		if ( events === true )
 			this.find("*").andSelf().each(function(i){
+				if (this.nodeType == 3)
+					return;
 				var events = jQuery.data( this, "events" );
 
 				for ( var type in events )
diff --git a/test/unit/fx.js b/test/unit/fx.js
index 5f6ad399..1204e261 100644
--- a/test/unit/fx.js
+++ b/test/unit/fx.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 module("fx");
 
 test("animate(Hash, Object, Function)", function() {
-	expect(3);
+	expect(1);
 	stop();
 	var hash = {opacity: 'show'};
 	var hashCopy = $.extend({}, hash);
 	$('#foo').animate(hash, 0, function() {
 		ok( hash.opacity == hashCopy.opacity, 'Check if animate changed the hash parameter' );
+		start();
 	});
 });