diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
index 45cfb7808..d5d6ffd48 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
@@ -228,18 +228,23 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
             completed = args.index === (listView.items.length - 1);
         });
 
+        // iOS7 needs to know the size of the cell before it is generated so we first measure them using fake cell
+        // then we generate the real cells. This cause itemLoading to be called twice per index.
+        let expected = (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios && utils.ios.MajorVersion === 7) ? 2 : 1;
         TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return completed; }, ASYNC);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[0], 1, "itemLoading called more than once");
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[1], 1, "itemLoading called more than once");
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[2], 1, "itemLoading called more than once");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[0], expected, "itemLoading called more than once");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[1], expected, "itemLoading called more than once");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[2], expected, "itemLoading called more than once");
 
         completed = false;
         listView.refresh();
 
+        // again calling refresh will generate itemLoading twice per item.
+        expected += expected;
         TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return completed; }, ASYNC);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[0], 2, "itemLoading not called for index 0");
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[1], 2, "itemLoading not called for index 1");
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[2], 2, "itemLoading not called for index 2");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[0], expected, "itemLoading not called for index 0");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[1], expected, "itemLoading not called for index 1");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[2], expected, "itemLoading not called for index 2");
     }
 
     public test_set_itmes_to_null_clears_native_items() {
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests.ts
index 3eba7778e..244a969a0 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests.ts
@@ -81,32 +81,36 @@ class ScrollLayoutTest extends testModule.UITest<scrollViewModule.ScrollView> {
         }
     }
 
-    public test_scrollabeHeight_vertical_orientation_when_content_is_small() {
-        this.testView.content.height = 100;
+    public test_scrollableHeight_vertical_orientation_when_content_is_small() {
+        this.testView.content.width = layoutHelper.dp(100);
+        this.testView.content.height = layoutHelper.dp(100);
         this.waitUntilTestElementLayoutIsValid();
 
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.testView.scrollableHeight, 0, "this.testView.scrollableHeight");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.testView.scrollableWidth, 0, "this.testView.scrollableWidth");
     }
 
-    public test_scrollabeHeight_vertical_orientation_when_content_is_big() {
+    public test_scrollableHeight_vertical_orientation_when_content_is_big() {
+        this.testView.content.width = layoutHelper.dp(100);
         this.waitUntilTestElementLayoutIsValid();
 
         TKUnit.assertAreClose(layoutHelper.dip(this.testView.scrollableHeight), 200, 0.4, "this.testView.scrollableHeight");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.testView.scrollableWidth, 0, "this.testView.scrollableWidth");
     }
 
-    public test_scrollabeWidth_horizontal_orientation_when_content_is_small() {
+    public test_scrollableWidth_horizontal_orientation_when_content_is_small() {
         this.testView.orientation = enums.Orientation.horizontal;
-        this.testView.content.width = 100;
+        this.testView.content.width = layoutHelper.dp(100);
+        this.testView.content.height = layoutHelper.dp(100);
         this.waitUntilTestElementLayoutIsValid();
 
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.testView.scrollableHeight, 0, "this.testView.scrollableHeight");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.testView.scrollableWidth, 0, "this.testView.scrollableWidth");
     }
 
-    public test_scrollabeWidth_horizontal_orientation_when_content_is_big() {
+    public test_scrollableWidth_horizontal_orientation_when_content_is_big() {
         this.testView.orientation = enums.Orientation.horizontal;
+        this.testView.content.height = layoutHelper.dp(100);
         this.waitUntilTestElementLayoutIsValid();
 
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.testView.scrollableHeight, 0, "this.testView.scrollableHeight");