diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
index 43196f05e5..ea4f7bb0ff 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Menu} from './menu';
-import {SlideEdgeGesture} from 'ionic/gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
+import {SlideEdgeGesture} from '../../gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
 
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-types.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-types.ts
index e0b2f9de54..094cc6c8f9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-types.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-types.ts
@@ -116,16 +116,14 @@ class MenuPushType extends MenuType {
     let easing = 'ease';
     let duration = 250;
 
-    let contentClosedX, contentOpenedX, menuClosedX, menuOpenedX;
+    let contentOpenedX, menuClosedX, menuOpenedX;
 
     if (menu.side == 'right') {
       contentOpenedX = -menu.width() + 'px';
-      contentClosedX =  '0px';
       menuOpenedX = (menu.platform.width() - menu.width()) + 'px';
       menuClosedX = menu.platform.width() + 'px';
     } else {
       contentOpenedX = menu.width() + 'px';
-      contentClosedX =  '0px';
       menuOpenedX = '0px';
       menuClosedX = -menu.width() + 'px';
     }
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ class MenuPushType extends MenuType {
     this.open.add(menuOpen);
 
     let contentOpen = new Animation(menu.getContentElement());
-    contentOpen.fromTo(TRANSLATE_X, contentClosedX, contentOpenedX);
+    contentOpen.fromTo(TRANSLATE_X, '0px', contentOpenedX);
     this.open.add(contentOpen);
 
     let menuClose = new Animation(menu.getMenuElement());
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ class MenuPushType extends MenuType {
     this.close.add(menuClose);
 
     let contentClose = new Animation(menu.getContentElement());
-    contentClose.fromTo(TRANSLATE_X, contentOpenedX, contentClosedX);
+    contentClose.fromTo(TRANSLATE_X, contentOpenedX, '0px');
     this.close.add(contentClose);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
index 6080316cbc..9a8d7cb034 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -147,14 +147,19 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
     if (!type) {
       type = this.config.get('menuType');
     }
-
-    this._type = new menuTypes[type](this);
     this.type = type;
+  }
 
-    if (this.config.get('animate') === false) {
-      this._type.open.duration(33);
-      this._type.close.duration(33);
+  _getType() {
+    if (!this._type) {
+      this._type = new menuTypes[this.type](this);
+
+      if (this.config.get('animate') === false) {
+        this._type.open.duration(33);
+        this._type.close.duration(33);
+      }
     }
+    return this._type;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
 
     this._before();
 
-    return this._type.setOpen(shouldOpen).then(() => {
+    return this._getType().setOpen(shouldOpen).then(() => {
       this._after(shouldOpen);
     });
   }
@@ -185,7 +190,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
 
     this._before();
 
-    this._type.setProgressStart(this.isOpen);
+    this._getType().setProgressStart(this.isOpen);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
     if (this.isEnabled) {
       this._prevent();
       this.app.setTransitioning(true);
-      this._type.setProgess(value);
+      this._getType().setProgess(value);
     }
   }
 
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
     if (this.isEnabled) {
       this._prevent();
       this.app.setTransitioning(true);
-      this._type.setProgressEnd(shouldComplete).then(isOpen => {
+      this._getType().setProgressEnd(shouldComplete).then(isOpen => {
         this._after(isOpen);
       });
     }