diff --git a/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js b/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
index fc7422a044..0a341b5ea1 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
+++ b/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import {IonicRoot} from '../app/app';
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 
 import {Overlay} from '../overlay/overlay';
-import {IonicComponentNew} from '../../config/component';
+import {IonicComponentNEW} from '../../config/component';
 import {Animation} from 'ionic/animations/animation';
 import {ClickBlock} from '../../util/click-block';
 
 
-@IonicComponentNew(ActionMenu)
+@IonicComponentNEW(ActionMenu)
 @View({
   template: `
     <div class="action-menu-backdrop" (click)="cancel()"></div>
@@ -41,16 +41,13 @@ export class ActionMenu extends Overlay {
   constructor() {
     super();
 
-    this.setOptions({
+    this.extendOptions({
+      destructiveButtonClicked: util.noop,
+      buttonClicked: util.noop,
+      cancel: util.noop,
       enterAnimation: 'action-menu-slide-in',
       leaveAnimation: 'action-menu-slide-out'
     });
-
-    this.options = {
-      destructiveButtonClicked: util.noop,
-      buttonClicked: util.noop,
-      cancel: util.noop
-    };
   }
 
   cancel() {
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.js b/ionic/components/app/app.js
index 1e0482ab6b..f0c3875548 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.js
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class IonicAppRoot {
     let loader = rootComponent.loader;
     let elementRef = rootComponent.anchorElementRef();
 
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       rootComponent.compiler.compileInHost(ComponentType).then(componentProtoViewRef => {
 
         let containerRef = rootComponent.anchorViewContainerRef();
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ class IonicAppRoot {
         };
 
         resolve(hostViewRef);
+      }).catch(err => {
+        console.error('IonicAppRoot append:', err);
+        reject(err);
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/modal/modal.js b/ionic/components/modal/modal.js
index 70ea29bf1c..fdef5888d3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/modal/modal.js
+++ b/ionic/components/modal/modal.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export class Modal extends Overlay {
 
   constructor() {
     super();
-    this.setOptions({
+    this.extendOptions({
       enterAnimation: 'modal-slide-in',
       leaveAnimation: 'modal-slide-out'
     });
diff --git a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.js b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.js
index ef29521639..b30ecec395 100644
--- a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.js
+++ b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class Overlay {
 
   /* Instance Methods */
   open(animation) {
-    animation = animation || this._opts.enterAnimation;
+    animation = animation || this.options.enterAnimation;
     let enterAnimation = Animation.create(this.domElement, animation);
     ClickBlock(true, enterAnimation.duration() + 200);
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class Overlay {
 
   close(animation) {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
-      animation = animation || this._opts.leaveAnimation;
+      animation = animation || this.options.leaveAnimation;
       let leavingAnimation = Animation.create(this.domElement, animation);
 
       leavingAnimation.play().then(() => {
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export class Overlay {
     });
   }
 
-  setOptions(opts) {
-    if (!this._opts) this._opts = {};
-    util.extend(this._opts, opts);
+  extendOptions(opts) {
+    if (!this.options) this.options = {};
+    util.extend(this.options, opts);
   }
 
   _clean() {
@@ -46,14 +46,18 @@ export class Overlay {
 
   /* Static Methods */
   static create(ComponentType: Type, opts) {
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       IonicRoot.append(ComponentType).then((ref) => {
         let overlay = ref.instance;
         overlay._dispose = ref.dispose;
         overlay.domElement = ref.elementRef.domElement;
-        overlay.setOptions(opts);
+        overlay.extendOptions(opts);
         overlay.open();
         resolve(overlay);
+
+      }).catch(err => {
+        console.error('Overlay create:', err);
+        reject(err);
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
index fb6129fa94..3f2f8da5b3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
@@ -11,23 +11,11 @@ import {ViewController} from '../view/view-controller';
 import {ViewItem} from '../view/view-item';
 import {TabButton} from './tab-button';
 import {Icon} from '../icon/icon';
-import {IonicComponent} from '../../config/component';
-import {ModeComponent} from '../../config/component';
+import {IonicComponentNEW} from '../../config/component';
 import {Config} from '../../config/component';
 
 
-@ModeComponent({
-  selector: 'ion-tabs',
-  properties: [
-    'tabBarPlacement',
-    'tabBarIcons'
-  ],
-  hostProperties: {
-    'tabBarPlacement': 'attr.tab-bar-placement',
-    'tabBarIcons': 'attr.tab-bar-icons'
-  },
-  classId: 'tabs'
-})
+@IonicComponentNEW(Tabs)
 @View({
   template: `
     <nav class="navbar-container tab-bar-container">
@@ -136,4 +124,23 @@ export class Tabs extends ViewController {
     return this.instances();
   }
 
+  static get config() {
+    return {
+      selector: 'ion-tabs',
+      properties: [
+        'tabBarPlacement',
+        'tabBarIcons'
+      ],
+      hostProperties: {
+        'tabBarPlacement': 'attr.tab-bar-placement',
+        'tabBarIcons': 'attr.tab-bar-icons'
+      },
+      classId: 'tabs',
+      propertyDefaults: {
+        'tabBarPlacement': 'top',
+        'tabBarIcons': 'bottom'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }