diff --git a/dist/js/ionic.js b/dist/js/ionic.js
index 29730db161..176ccafe98 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic.js
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ window.ionic = {
 
     // Trigger a new event
     trigger: function(eventType, data) {
-      var event = document.createEvent('Event');
-      event.initEvent(eventType, true, true);
-      event.detail = data;
+      var event = new CustomEvent(eventType, { detail: data });
 
       // Make sure to trigger the event on the given target, or dispatch it from
       // the window if we don't have an event target
diff --git a/js/utils/events.js b/js/utils/events.js
index f85ed0c00c..d7d9d6a878 100644
--- a/js/utils/events.js
+++ b/js/utils/events.js
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 
     // Trigger a new event
     trigger: function(eventType, data) {
-      var event = document.createEvent('Event');
-      event.initEvent(eventType, true, true);
-      event.detail = data;
+      var event = new CustomEvent(eventType, { detail: data });
 
       // Make sure to trigger the event on the given target, or dispatch it from
       // the window if we don't have an event target
diff --git a/test/js/views/tabBar.unit.js b/test/js/views/tabBar.unit.js
index afeb8120d6..128cfb2973 100644
--- a/test/js/views/tabBar.unit.js
+++ b/test/js/views/tabBar.unit.js
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ describe('TabBar view', function() {
   });
 
   it('Should trim title', function() {
-    expect(items[0].el.innerText.trim()).toEqual(items[0].getTitle());
-    expect(items[1].el.innerText.trim()).toEqual(items[1].getTitle());
-    expect(items[2].el.innerText.trim()).toEqual(items[2].getTitle());
+    expect(items[0].el.textContent.trim()).toEqual(items[0].getTitle());
+    expect(items[1].el.textContent.trim()).toEqual(items[1].getTitle());
+    expect(items[2].el.textContent.trim()).toEqual(items[2].getTitle());
   });
 
   it('Should select', function() {