diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4f22f94..2e1c993 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -14,15 +14,11 @@ exports.install = function (Vue, options) {
     tribute: null,
     paramWatchers: {
       values: function values(val, oldVal) {
-        var _this = this;
-
-        setTimeout(function () {
-          _this.setValues(val);
-        }, 0);
+        this.setValues(val);
       }
     },
     bind: function bind() {
-      var _this2 = this;
+      var _this = this;
 
       // If it has a "values" property, it's actually a collection
       if (this.params.values.hasOwnProperty("values")) {
@@ -37,10 +33,10 @@ exports.install = function (Vue, options) {
 
       this.tribute.attach(this.el);
       this.el.addEventListener("tribute-replaced", function (e) {
-        _this2.vm.$emit("tribute-replaced");
+        _this.vm.$emit("tribute-replaced");
       });
       this.el.addEventListener("tribute-no-match", function (e) {
-        _this2.vm.$emit("tribute-no-match");
+        _this.vm.$emit("tribute-no-match");
       });
     },
     setValues: function setValues(values) {
diff --git a/index.umd.js b/index.umd.js
index 3d695d8..022b023 100644
--- a/index.umd.js
+++ b/index.umd.js
@@ -16,15 +16,11 @@
       tribute: null,
       paramWatchers: {
         values: function values(val, oldVal) {
-          var _this = this;
-
-          setTimeout(function () {
-            _this.setValues(val);
-          }, 0);
+          this.setValues(val);
         }
       },
       bind: function bind() {
-        var _this2 = this;
+        var _this = this;
 
         // If it has a "values" property, it's actually a collection
         if (this.params.values.hasOwnProperty("values")) {
@@ -39,10 +35,10 @@
 
         this.tribute.attach(this.el);
         this.el.addEventListener("tribute-replaced", function (e) {
-          _this2.vm.$emit("tribute-replaced");
+          _this.vm.$emit("tribute-replaced");
         });
         this.el.addEventListener("tribute-no-match", function (e) {
-          _this2.vm.$emit("tribute-no-match");
+          _this.vm.$emit("tribute-no-match");
         });
       },
       setValues: function setValues(values) {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 5633c53..c8b1448 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ exports.install = function (Vue, options) {
     tribute: null,
     paramWatchers: {
       values (val, oldVal) {
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          this.setValues(val)
-        }, 0)
+        this.setValues(val)
       }
     },
     bind () {
diff --git a/test/VueTribute.spec.js b/test/VueTribute.spec.js
index e1e5d2e..83d0801 100644
--- a/test/VueTribute.spec.js
+++ b/test/VueTribute.spec.js
@@ -2,24 +2,43 @@ import Vue from "vue";
 import VueTribute from "../src";
 
 Vue.use(VueTribute);
-
+var vm = null
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vm = new Vue({
+    el: document.body,
+    replace: false,
+    template: "<input type='text' :values='items' v-tribute />",
+    data(){
+      return {
+        items: [
+          {key: "Phil Heartman", value: "pheartman"},
+          {key: "Gordon Ramsey", value: "gramsey"}
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  })
+})
 describe("vue-tribute", () => {
   it("has an install method for Vue.use()", () => {
-    expect(typeof VueTribute.install).toEqual("function");
-  });
-  it("creates the v-tribute directive", () => {
-    const vm = new Vue({
-      template: "<input type='text' :values='items' v-tribute />",
-      data(){
-        return {
-          items: [
-            {key: "Phil Heartman", value: "pheartman"},
-            {key: "Gordon Ramsey", value: "gramsey"}
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-    }).$mount();
+    expect(typeof VueTribute.install).toEqual("function")
+  })
 
-    expect(typeof vm.$options.directives["tribute"]).toEqual("object");
-  });
+  it("creates the v-tribute directive", () => {
+    expect(typeof vm.$options.directives["tribute"]).toEqual("object")
+  })
+
+  it("triggers the param watcher when the underlying model changes", (done) => {
+    spyOn(vm.$options.directives["tribute"].paramWatchers, "values").and.callThrough()
+
+    const newItems = [
+      {key: "Kerem Suer", value: "kerem"},
+      {key: "Rob Delaney", value: "robdelaney"}
+    ]
+    vm.$set("items", newItems)
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      expect(vm.$options.directives["tribute"].paramWatchers.values).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      done()
+    }, 0)
+  })
 })