diff --git a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
index 83d2ee89a..027c331e0 100644
--- a/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ export function test_loadWithOptionsWithXML() {
     TKUnit.assert(v instanceof view.View, "Expected result: View; Actual result: " + v + ";");
 };
 
+export function test_loadWithOptionsFromTNS() {
+    var v = builder.load({
+        fileName: "ui/label",
+        componentName: "Label"
+    });
+
+    TKUnit.assert(v instanceof labelModule.Label, "Expected result: Label; Actual result: " + v + ";");
+};
+
+export function test_loadWithOptionsFromTNSPath() {
+    var v = builder.load({
+        fileName: "tns_modules/ui/label",
+        componentName: "Label"
+    });
+
+    TKUnit.assert(v instanceof labelModule.Label, "Expected result: Label; Actual result: " + v + ";");
+};
+
 export function test_parse_ShouldNotCrashWithoutExports() {
     var fileAccess = new fileSystemAccess.FileSystemAccess();
 
@@ -178,7 +196,7 @@ export function test_parse_ThrowErrorWhenNestingPlatforms() {
     } catch (ex) {
         e = ex;
     }
-    
+
     TKUnit.assert(e, "Expected result: Error; Actual result: " + e);
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/builder/builder.d.ts b/ui/builder/builder.d.ts
index 128ccaeed..9e91c0b77 100644
--- a/ui/builder/builder.d.ts
+++ b/ui/builder/builder.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ declare module "ui/builder" {
     export interface LoadOptions {
         fileName: string;
         componentName: string;
-        exports: any;
+        exports?: any;
     }
 }