diff --git a/features/cli/internals.feature b/features/cli/internals.feature
index fb0a9a3e..0484c910 100644
--- a/features/cli/internals.feature
+++ b/features/cli/internals.feature
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Feature: Internals
      Then I should see "{STDOUT}" matches the following:
       """
       [\s\S]*
-      .*File ".*\/src\/cucu\/steps\/text_steps.py", line 32, in \<module\>
+      .*File ".*\/src\/cucu\/steps\/text_steps.py", line 30, in \<module\>
       [\s\S]*
       """
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71bffb11..76cf6791 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "cucu"
-version = "0.137.0"
+version = "0.138.0"
 license = "MIT"
 description = "Easy BDD web testing"
 authors = ["Rodney Gomes <rodneygomes@gmail.com>", "Cedric Young <Cedric.Young@dominodatalab.com>"]
diff --git a/src/cucu/browser/frames.py b/src/cucu/browser/frames.py
index ca55c0fc..951ae2f7 100644
--- a/src/cucu/browser/frames.py
+++ b/src/cucu/browser/frames.py
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-import pkgutil
-
-
-def load_jquery_lib():
-    """
-    load jquery library
-    """
-    jquery_lib = pkgutil.get_data("cucu", "external/jquery/jquery-3.5.1.min.js")
-    return jquery_lib.decode("utf8")
+from cucu.browser.core import Browser
 
 
 def search_in_all_frames(browser, search_function):
@@ -77,35 +69,38 @@ def run_in_all_frames(browser, search_function):
     return result
 
 
-def search_text_in_all_frames(browser, search_function, value):
+def try_in_frames_until_success(browser: Browser, function_to_run) -> None:
+    """
+    Run the function on all of the possible frames one by one. It terminates
+    if the function doesn't raise an exception on a frame.
+
+    Warning: This leaves the browser in whatever frame the function is run successfully
+    so that users of the this method are in that frame.
+
+    Args:
+        browser (Browser): the browser session
+        function_to_run : a function that raises an exception if it fails
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: when the function fails in all frames
+    """
+    browser.switch_to_default_frame()
     try:
-        search_function(value=value)
-    except RuntimeError:
-        # we might have not been in the default frame so check again
-        browser.switch_to_default_frame()
-        text = browser.execute(
-            'return jQuery("body").children(":visible").text();'
-        )
-        try:
-            search_function(value=text)
-        except RuntimeError:
-            frames = browser.execute(
-                'return document.querySelectorAll("iframe");'
-            )
-            for frame in frames:
-                # need to be in the default frame in order to switch to a child
-                # frame w/o getting a stale element exception
-                browser.switch_to_default_frame()
-                browser.switch_to_frame(frame)
-                browser.execute(load_jquery_lib())
-                text = browser.execute(
-                    'return jQuery("body").children(":visible").text();'
-                )
-                try:
-                    search_function(value=text)
-                except RuntimeError as e:
-                    if frames.index(frame) < len(frames) - 1:
-                        continue
-                    else:
-                        raise RuntimeError(e)
-                return
+        function_to_run()
+    except Exception:
+        frames = browser.execute('return document.querySelectorAll("iframe");')
+        for frame in frames:
+            # need to be in the default frame in order to switch to a child
+            # frame w/o getting a stale element exception
+            browser.switch_to_default_frame()
+            browser.switch_to_frame(frame)
+            try:
+                function_to_run()
+            except Exception:
+                if frames.index(frame) < len(frames) - 1:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        f"{function_to_run.__name__} failed in all frames"
+                    )
+            return
diff --git a/src/cucu/browser/selenium.py b/src/cucu/browser/selenium.py
index 64faa0d1..82966d83 100644
--- a/src/cucu/browser/selenium.py
+++ b/src/cucu/browser/selenium.py
@@ -261,11 +261,9 @@ def click(self, element):
 
     def switch_to_default_frame(self):
         self.driver.switch_to.default_content()
-        logger.debug("switched browser to the default frame")
 
     def switch_to_frame(self, frame):
         self.driver.switch_to.frame(frame)
-        logger.debug(f"switched browser to an iframe: {frame}")
 
     def screenshot(self, filepath):
         self.driver.get_screenshot_as_file(filepath)
diff --git a/src/cucu/fuzzy/core.py b/src/cucu/fuzzy/core.py
index b43a931f..94544034 100644
--- a/src/cucu/fuzzy/core.py
+++ b/src/cucu/fuzzy/core.py
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ def init(browser):
         browser - ...
     """
     browser.execute(load_jquery_lib())
-    script = "return window.jQuery && jQuery.fn.jquery;"
+
+    # to prevent interference with the jQuery used on the web page
+    browser.execute("window.jqCucu = jQuery.noConflict(true);")
+    script = "return window.jqCucu && jqCucu.fn.jquery;"
     jquery_version = browser.execute(script)
 
     while jquery_version is None or not jquery_version.startswith("3.5.1"):
diff --git a/src/cucu/fuzzy/fuzzy.js b/src/cucu/fuzzy/fuzzy.js
index fda253cc..4a9256c9 100644
--- a/src/cucu/fuzzy/fuzzy.js
+++ b/src/cucu/fuzzy/fuzzy.js
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
      *             one visible parent.
      *
      */
-    jQuery.extend(
-        jQuery.expr[ ":" ],
+    jqCucu.extend(
+        jqCucu.expr[ ":" ],
         {
             has_text: function(elem, index, match) {
-                return (elem.textContent || elem.innerText || jQuery(elem).text() || '') === match[3].trim();
+                return (elem.textContent || elem.innerText || jqCucu(elem).text() || '') === match[3].trim();
             },
             vis: function (elem) {
-                return !(jQuery(elem).is(":hidden") || jQuery(elem).parents(":hidden").length);
+                return !(jqCucu(elem).is(":hidden") || jqCucu(elem).parents(":hidden").length);
             }
         }
     );
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                 /*
                  * <thing>name</thing>
                  */
-                results = jQuery(thing + ':vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).toArray();
+                results = jqCucu(thing + ':vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).toArray();
                 if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing>name</thing>', results); }
                 elements = elements.concat(results);
 
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
                 for(var aIndex=0; aIndex < attributes.length; aIndex++) {
                     var attribute_name = attributes[aIndex];
                     if (matcher == 'has_text') {
-                        results = jQuery(thing + '[' + attribute_name + '="' + name + '"]:vis', document.body).toArray();
+                        results = jqCucu(thing + '[' + attribute_name + '="' + name + '"]:vis', document.body).toArray();
                         if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing attibute="name"></thing>', results); }
                     } else if (matcher == 'contains') {
-                        results = jQuery(thing + '[' + attribute_name + '*="' + name + '"]:vis', document.body).toArray();
+                        results = jqCucu(thing + '[' + attribute_name + '*="' + name + '"]:vis', document.body).toArray();
                         if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing attibute*="name"></thing>', results); }
                     }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@
 
                 // <thing value="name"></thing>
                 if (matcher == 'has_text') {
-                    results = jQuery(thing + ':vis', document.body).filter(function(){
+                    results = jqCucu(thing + ':vis', document.body).filter(function(){
                         return this.value == name;
                     }).toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing value="name"></thing>', results); }
                 } else if (matcher == 'contains') {
-                    results = jQuery(thing + ':vis', document.body).filter(function(){
+                    results = jqCucu(thing + ':vis', document.body).filter(function(){
                         return this.value !== undefined && String(this.value).indexOf(name) != -1;
                     }).toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing value*="name"></thing>', results); }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
             /*
              * element labeled by another using the for/id attributes
              */
-            var labels = jQuery('*[for]:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).toArray();
+            var labels = jqCucu('*[for]:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).toArray();
             for(var tIndex = 0; tIndex < things.length; tIndex++) {
                 var thing = things[tIndex];
                 results = [];
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                 for(var lIndex=0; lIndex < labels.length; lIndex++) {
                     var label = labels[lIndex];
                     var id = label.getAttribute('for');
-                    results = jQuery(thing + '[id="' + id + '"]:vis', document.body).toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu(thing + '[id="' + id + '"]:vis', document.body).toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<* for=...>name</*>...<thing id=...></thing>', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
                 }
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@
                 /*
                  * <thing><*>...name...</*></thing>
                  */
-                results = jQuery('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).parents(thing).toArray();
+                results = jqCucu('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).parents(thing).toArray();
                 if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing><*>...name...</*></thing>', results); }
                 elements = elements.concat(results);
 
                 // <thing><* attribute="name"></*></thing>
                 for(var aIndex=0; aIndex < attributes.length; aIndex++) {
                     var attribute_name = attributes[aIndex];
-                    results = jQuery('*:vis[' + attribute_name + '="' + name + '"]', document.body).parents(thing).toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu('*:vis[' + attribute_name + '="' + name + '"]', document.body).parents(thing).toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing><* attibute="name"></*></thing>', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
                 }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                 /*
                  * <*><thing></thing>name</*>
                  */
-                results = jQuery('*:vis:has_text("' + name + '")', document.body).children(thing + ':vis').toArray();
+                results = jqCucu('*:vis:has_text("' + name + '")', document.body).children(thing + ':vis').toArray();
                 if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<*><thing></thing>name</*>', results); }
                 elements = elements.concat(results);
             }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                     var thing = things[tIndex];
 
                     // <*>name</*><thing/>
-                    results = jQuery('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).next(thing + ':vis').toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).next(thing + ':vis').toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<*>name</*><thing/>', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
                 }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
                     var thing = things[tIndex];
 
                     // <thing/><*>name</*>
-                    results = jQuery('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).prev(thing).toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).prev(thing).toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing/><*>name</*>', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
                 }
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@
                     var thing = things[tIndex];
 
                     // <*>name</*>...<thing>...
-                    results = jQuery('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).nextAll(thing + ':vis').toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).nextAll(thing + ':vis').toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<*>name</*>...<thing>...', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
 
                     // <...><*>name</*></...>...<...><thing></...>
                     // XXX: this rule is horribly complicated and I'd rather see it gone
                     //      basically: common great grandpranet
-                    results = jQuery('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).nextAll().find(thing + ':vis').toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).nextAll().find(thing + ':vis').toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<...><*>name</*></...>...<...><thing></...>', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
                 }
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@
                     var thing = things[tIndex];
 
                     // next siblings: <thing>...<*>name</*>...
-                    results = jQuery('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).prevAll(thing).toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).prevAll(thing).toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<thing>...<*>name</*>...', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
 
                     // <...><thing></...>...<...><*>name</*></...>
                     // XXX: this rule is horribly complicated and I'd rather see it gone
-                    results = jQuery('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).prevAll().find(thing + ':vis').toArray();
+                    results = jqCucu('*:vis:' + matcher + '("' + name + '")', document.body).prevAll().find(thing + ':vis').toArray();
                     if (cucu.debug) { console.log('<...><thin></...>...<...><*>name</*></...>', results); }
                     elements = elements.concat(results);
                 }
diff --git a/src/cucu/steps/text_steps.py b/src/cucu/steps/text_steps.py
index ff705583..58456546 100644
--- a/src/cucu/steps/text_steps.py
+++ b/src/cucu/steps/text_steps.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-from functools import partial
-
 from cucu import fuzzy, helpers, step
-from cucu.browser.frames import search_text_in_all_frames
-from cucu.fuzzy.core import load_jquery_lib
+from cucu.browser.frames import try_in_frames_until_success
 from cucu.steps import step_utils
+from cucu.utils import text_in_current_frame
 
 
 def find_text(ctx, name, index=0):
@@ -38,14 +36,14 @@ def find_text(ctx, name, index=0):
 )
 def search_for_regex_to_page_and_save(ctx, regex, name, variable):
     ctx.check_browser_initialized()
-    ctx.browser.execute(load_jquery_lib())
-    text = ctx.browser.execute(
-        'return jQuery("body").children(":visible").text();'
-    )
-    search_function = partial(
-        step_utils.search_and_save, regex=regex, name=name, variable=variable
-    )
-    search_text_in_all_frames(ctx.browser, search_function, value=text)
+
+    def search_for_regex_in_frame():
+        text = text_in_current_frame(ctx.browser)
+        step_utils.search_and_save(
+            regex=regex, value=text, name=name, variable=variable
+        )
+
+    try_in_frames_until_success(ctx.browser, search_for_regex_in_frame)
 
 
 @step(
@@ -53,22 +51,22 @@ def search_for_regex_to_page_and_save(ctx, regex, name, variable):
 )
 def match_for_regex_to_page_and_save(ctx, regex, name, variable):
     ctx.check_browser_initialized()
-    ctx.browser.execute(load_jquery_lib())
-    text = ctx.browser.execute(
-        'return jQuery("body").children(":visible").text();'
-    )
-    search_function = partial(
-        step_utils.match_and_save, regex=regex, name=name, variable=variable
-    )
-    search_text_in_all_frames(ctx.browser, search_function, value=text)
+
+    def match_for_regex_in_frame():
+        text = text_in_current_frame(ctx.browser)
+        step_utils.match_and_save(
+            regex=regex, value=text, name=name, variable=variable
+        )
+
+    try_in_frames_until_success(ctx.browser, match_for_regex_in_frame)
 
 
 @step('I should see text matching the regex "{regex}" on the current page')
 def search_for_regex_on_page(ctx, regex):
     ctx.check_browser_initialized()
-    ctx.browser.execute(load_jquery_lib())
-    text = ctx.browser.execute(
-        'return jQuery("body").children(":visible").text();'
-    )
-    search_function = partial(step_utils.search, regex=regex)
-    search_text_in_all_frames(ctx.browser, search_function, value=text)
+
+    def search_for_regex_in_frame():
+        text = text_in_current_frame(ctx.browser)
+        step_utils.search(regex=regex, value=text)
+
+    try_in_frames_until_success(ctx.browser, search_for_regex_in_frame)
diff --git a/src/cucu/utils.py b/src/cucu/utils.py
index 1e680852..2c4577df 100644
--- a/src/cucu/utils.py
+++ b/src/cucu/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 the src/cucu/__init__.py
 """
 import logging
+import pkgutil
 
 from tabulate import DataRow, TableFormat, tabulate
 from tenacity import (
@@ -11,11 +12,10 @@
     stop_after_delay,
     wait_fixed,
 )
-from tenacity import (
-    retry as retrying,
-)
+from tenacity import retry as retrying
 
 from cucu import logger
+from cucu.browser.core import Browser
 from cucu.config import CONFIG
 
 GHERKIN_TABLEFORMAT = TableFormat(
@@ -123,3 +123,24 @@ def new_decorator(*args, **kwargs):
         return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return new_decorator
+
+
+def load_jquery_lib():
+    """
+    load jquery library
+    """
+    jquery_lib = pkgutil.get_data("cucu", "external/jquery/jquery-3.5.1.min.js")
+    return jquery_lib.decode("utf8")
+
+
+def text_in_current_frame(browser: Browser) -> str:
+    """
+    Utility to get all the visible text of the current frame.
+
+    Args:
+        browser (Browser): the browser session switched to the desired frame
+    """
+    browser.execute(load_jquery_lib())
+    browser.execute("window.jqCucu = jQuery.noConflict(true);")
+    text = browser.execute('return jqCucu("body").children(":visible").text();')
+    return text