diff --git a/test/assets/www/menus/index.html b/test/assets/www/menus/index.html
index 58d64c34..ff0b93bf 100755
--- a/test/assets/www/menus/index.html
+++ b/test/assets/www/menus/index.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <h4>Deviceready: <span id="deviceready"> &nbsp;</span></h4>
      </div>
      <div id="info">
-     <h4>The menu items should be:</h4>
+     <h4>The options menu items should be:</h4>
      <li>Item1<br>
      <li>Item2<br>
      <li>Item3<br>
diff --git a/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/menus.java b/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/menus.java
index 12d5230f..6d0d3f1a 100755
--- a/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/menus.java
+++ b/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/menus.java
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
 import org.apache.cordova.*;
 import org.apache.cordova.LOG;
 
-public class menus extends DroidGap {
+public class menus extends CordovaActivity {
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        // need the title to be shown for the options menu to be visible
+        preferences.set("showTitle", true);
         super.init();
         super.registerForContextMenu(super.appView);
         super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/menus/index.html");