diff --git a/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts b/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
index 4888e74870..e4d9b2e9d5 100644
--- a/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ export class Slides extends Ion {
       return this.options.onLazyImageReady && this.options.onLazyImageReady(swiper, slide, img);
     };
 
-    var swiper = new Swiper(this.getNativeElement().children[0], options);
-
-    this.slider = swiper;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      var swiper = new Swiper(this.getNativeElement().children[0], options);
+      this.slider = swiper;
+    });
 
     /*
     * TODO: Finish this