diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
index 9d267a2e9b..a5ee31e55a 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 <ion-nav>
+  <ion-view>
+  </ion-view>
 </ion-nav>
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
index ee0651270d..1a1d275b65 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/core';
 import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {NavView} from 'ionic2/components/nav-view/nav-view';
+import {View} from 'ionic2/components/view/view';
 
 @Component({ selector: '[ion-app]' })
 @Template({
-  directives: [NavView],
+  directives: [NavView, View],
   url: 'main.html'
 })
 class IonicApp {
diff --git a/src/components/view/view.js b/src/components/view/view.js
index 16d5419ca8..dde8b2a425 100644
--- a/src/components/view/view.js
+++ b/src/components/view/view.js
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ import {Toolbar} from 'ionic2/components/toolbar/toolbar'
 export class View {
   constructor(@NgElement() ele:NgElement) {
     ele.domElement.classList.add('pane')
+    console.log('View constructed', ele.domElement);
   }
 }