diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index d8b6e7cf..48078af9 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     var j$ = {};
 
     jRequire.base(j$, jasmineGlobal);
-    j$.util = jRequire.util();
+    j$.util = jRequire.util(j$);
     j$.errors = jRequire.errors();
     j$.formatErrorMsg = jRequire.formatErrorMsg();
     j$.Any = jRequire.Any(j$);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     j$.ArrayWithExactContents = jRequire.ArrayWithExactContents(j$);
     j$.pp = jRequire.pp(j$);
     j$.QueueRunner = jRequire.QueueRunner(j$);
-    j$.ReportDispatcher = jRequire.ReportDispatcher();
+    j$.ReportDispatcher = jRequire.ReportDispatcher(j$);
     j$.Spec = jRequire.Spec(j$);
     j$.Spy = jRequire.Spy(j$);
     j$.SpyRegistry = jRequire.SpyRegistry(j$);
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
   };
 };
 
-getJasmineRequireObj().util = function() {
+getJasmineRequireObj().util = function(j$) {
 
   var util = {};
 
@@ -412,6 +412,23 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().util = function() {
     return cloned;
   };
 
+  util.cloneArgs = function(args) {
+    var clonedArgs = [];
+    var argsAsArray = j$.util.argsToArray(args);
+    for(var i = 0; i < argsAsArray.length; i++) {
+      var str = Object.prototype.toString.apply(argsAsArray[i]),
+        primitives = /^\[object (Boolean|String|RegExp|Number)/;
+
+      // All falsey values are either primitives, `null`, or `undefined.
+      if (!argsAsArray[i] || str.match(primitives)) {
+        clonedArgs.push(argsAsArray[i]);
+      } else {
+        clonedArgs.push(j$.util.clone(argsAsArray[i]));
+      }
+    }
+    return clonedArgs;
+  };
+
   util.getPropertyDescriptor = function(obj, methodName) {
     var descriptor,
       proto = obj;
@@ -1629,26 +1646,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().CallTracker = function(j$) {
     var calls = [];
     var opts = {};
 
-    function argCloner(context) {
-      var clonedArgs = [];
-      var argsAsArray = j$.util.argsToArray(context.args);
-      for(var i = 0; i < argsAsArray.length; i++) {
-        var str = Object.prototype.toString.apply(argsAsArray[i]),
-          primitives = /^\[object (Boolean|String|RegExp|Number)/;
-
-        // All falsey values are either primitives, `null`, or `undefined.
-        if (!argsAsArray[i] || str.match(primitives)) {
-          clonedArgs.push(argsAsArray[i]);
-        } else {
-          clonedArgs.push(j$.util.clone(argsAsArray[i]));
-        }
-      }
-      context.args = clonedArgs;
-    }
-
     this.track = function(context) {
       if(opts.cloneArgs) {
-        argCloner(context);
+        context.args = j$.util.cloneArgs(context.args);
       }
       calls.push(context);
     };
@@ -4326,7 +4326,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
   return QueueRunner;
 };
 
-getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function() {
+getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
   function ReportDispatcher(methods) {
 
     var dispatchedMethods = methods || [];
@@ -4364,7 +4364,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function() {
       for (var i = 0; i < reporters.length; i++) {
         var reporter = reporters[i];
         if (reporter[method]) {
-          reporter[method].apply(reporter, args);
+          reporter[method].apply(reporter, j$.util.cloneArgs(args));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/CallTracker.js b/src/core/CallTracker.js
index e77fa909..f1fdfbc5 100644
--- a/src/core/CallTracker.js
+++ b/src/core/CallTracker.js
@@ -7,26 +7,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().CallTracker = function(j$) {
     var calls = [];
     var opts = {};
 
-    function argCloner(context) {
-      var clonedArgs = [];
-      var argsAsArray = j$.util.argsToArray(context.args);
-      for(var i = 0; i < argsAsArray.length; i++) {
-        var str = Object.prototype.toString.apply(argsAsArray[i]),
-          primitives = /^\[object (Boolean|String|RegExp|Number)/;
-
-        // All falsey values are either primitives, `null`, or `undefined.
-        if (!argsAsArray[i] || str.match(primitives)) {
-          clonedArgs.push(argsAsArray[i]);
-        } else {
-          clonedArgs.push(j$.util.clone(argsAsArray[i]));
-        }
-      }
-      context.args = clonedArgs;
-    }
-
     this.track = function(context) {
       if(opts.cloneArgs) {
-        argCloner(context);
+        context.args = j$.util.cloneArgs(context.args);
       }
       calls.push(context);
     };
diff --git a/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js b/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
index 1ffd4147..4e8b29ea 100644
--- a/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
+++ b/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function() {
+getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
   function ReportDispatcher(methods) {
 
     var dispatchedMethods = methods || [];
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function() {
       for (var i = 0; i < reporters.length; i++) {
         var reporter = reporters[i];
         if (reporter[method]) {
-          reporter[method].apply(reporter, args);
+          reporter[method].apply(reporter, j$.util.cloneArgs(args));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/requireCore.js b/src/core/requireCore.js
index c89d3ae1..44e868e3 100644
--- a/src/core/requireCore.js
+++ b/src/core/requireCore.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     var j$ = {};
 
     jRequire.base(j$, jasmineGlobal);
-    j$.util = jRequire.util();
+    j$.util = jRequire.util(j$);
     j$.errors = jRequire.errors();
     j$.formatErrorMsg = jRequire.formatErrorMsg();
     j$.Any = jRequire.Any(j$);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     j$.ArrayWithExactContents = jRequire.ArrayWithExactContents(j$);
     j$.pp = jRequire.pp(j$);
     j$.QueueRunner = jRequire.QueueRunner(j$);
-    j$.ReportDispatcher = jRequire.ReportDispatcher();
+    j$.ReportDispatcher = jRequire.ReportDispatcher(j$);
     j$.Spec = jRequire.Spec(j$);
     j$.Spy = jRequire.Spy(j$);
     j$.SpyRegistry = jRequire.SpyRegistry(j$);
diff --git a/src/core/util.js b/src/core/util.js
index 121e3746..825e8ae6 100644
--- a/src/core/util.js
+++ b/src/core/util.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-getJasmineRequireObj().util = function() {
+getJasmineRequireObj().util = function(j$) {
 
   var util = {};
 
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().util = function() {
     return cloned;
   };
 
+  util.cloneArgs = function(args) {
+    var clonedArgs = [];
+    var argsAsArray = j$.util.argsToArray(args);
+    for(var i = 0; i < argsAsArray.length; i++) {
+      var str = Object.prototype.toString.apply(argsAsArray[i]),
+        primitives = /^\[object (Boolean|String|RegExp|Number)/;
+
+      // All falsey values are either primitives, `null`, or `undefined.
+      if (!argsAsArray[i] || str.match(primitives)) {
+        clonedArgs.push(argsAsArray[i]);
+      } else {
+        clonedArgs.push(j$.util.clone(argsAsArray[i]));
+      }
+    }
+    return clonedArgs;
+  };
+
   util.getPropertyDescriptor = function(obj, methodName) {
     var descriptor,
       proto = obj;