diff --git a/jquery.simplePagination.js b/jquery.simplePagination.js
index 4fa860e..4284cb0 100644
--- a/jquery.simplePagination.js
+++ b/jquery.simplePagination.js
@@ -105,12 +105,18 @@
 			return this;
 		},
 
-		drawPage: function (page) {
+		drawPage: function(page) {
+			methods.setPage.call(this, page, true);
+		},
+
+		setPage: function (page, forceDraw) {
+			forceDraw = typeof forceDraw !== 'undefined' ? forceDraw : false;
 			var o = this.data('pagination');
 			o.currentPage = page - 1;
-			this.data('pagination', o);
-			methods._draw.call(this);
-			return this;
+			if (o.selectOnClick || forceDraw) {
+				methods._draw.call(this);
+			}
+			return o.onPageClick(pageIndex + 1, event);
 		},
 
 		redraw: function(){
@@ -312,9 +318,7 @@
 		_selectPage: function(pageIndex, event) {
 			var o = this.data('pagination');
 			o.currentPage = pageIndex;
-			if (o.selectOnClick) {
-				methods._draw.call(this);
-			}
+			methods._draw.call(this);
 			return o.onPageClick(pageIndex + 1, event);
 		}