diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
index 081ef4356..8d2dc3f96 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ exports.start = function (entry?: NavigationEntry) {
     if (entry) {
         exports.mainEntry = entry;
     }
+    
+    started = true;
 
     if (!iosApp.nativeApp) {
         // Normal NativeScript app will need UIApplicationMain. 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts
index eac3aa96c..55025980e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
             this._fixedSize = (widthMode === layout.EXACTLY ? FixedSize.WIDTH : FixedSize.NONE)
                 | (heightMode === layout.EXACTLY ? FixedSize.HEIGHT : FixedSize.NONE);
 
-            let nativeSize = nativeView.sizeThatFits(CGSizeMake(width, height));
+            let nativeSize = nativeView.sizeThatFits(CGSizeMake(layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(width), layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(height)));
             let labelWidth = layout.toDevicePixels(nativeSize.width);
 
             if (this.textWrap) {