diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83f3b99a9..2daec18f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "jquery": "~1.11",
     "jshint": "^2.9.1",
     "jshint-stylish": "~0.3.0",
-    "karma": "^0.12.16",
+    "karma": "^2.0.4",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.1.3",
     "karma-coverage": "~0.2",
     "karma-firefox-launcher": "~1.0",
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html b/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
index be9e92da7..e0d095766 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
+++ b/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
       ng-click="$selectMultiple.activeMatchIndex = $index;"
       ng-class="{'btn-primary':$selectMultiple.activeMatchIndex === $index, 'select-locked':$select.isLocked(this, $index)}"
       ui-select-sort="$select.selected">
-        <span class="close ui-select-match-close" ng-hide="$select.disabled" ng-click="$selectMultiple.removeChoice($index)">&nbsp;&times;</span>
+        <span class="close ui-select-match-close" ng-hide="$select.disabled" ng-click="$selectMultiple.removeChoice($index)">
+          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18">
+            <path d="M14.53 4.53l-1.06-1.06L9 7.94 4.53 3.47 3.47 4.53 7.94 9l-4.47 4.47 1.06 1.06L9 10.06l4.47 4.47 1.06-1.06L10.06 9z"/>
+          </svg>
+        </span>
         <span uis-transclude-append></span>
     </span>
   </span>