diff --git a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
index 720e1e6972..5d9521dc8a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
+++ b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
 
 //import {ControlGroup, ControlDirective} from 'angular2/forms';
 import {IonicComponent} from '../../config/component';
+import {Icon} from '../icon/icon';
 
 
 @IonicComponent(Checkbox)
 @View({
   template: `
   <div class="item-media media-checkbox">
-    <icon class="checkbox-off"></icon>
+    <icon [name]="timsIcon" class="checkbox-off"></icon>
     <icon class="checkbox-on"></icon>
   </div>
 
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ import {IonicComponent} from '../../config/component';
     <div class="item-label">
       <content></content>
     </div>
-  </div>`
+  </div>`,
+  directives: [Icon]
 })
 export class Checkbox {
 
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ export class Checkbox {
   ) {
     this.domElement = elementRef.domElement
     this.domElement.classList.add('item')
+
+    this.timsIcon = 'hi-tim'
+
     // this.controlDirective = cd;
     // cd.valueAccessor = this;
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
index 1c88ca69d1..f38c2eb539 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {IonicComponent} from '../../config/component';
   template: `
     <nav class="navbar-container tab-bar-container">
       <div class="tab-bar" role="tablist">
-        <button *ng-for="#t of tabs" [tab]="t" class="tab-button" role="tab">
+        <button *ng-for="#t of tabs" class="tab-button" role="tab">
           <icon [name]="t.tabIcon" class="tab-button-icon"></icon>
           <span class="tab-button-text">{{t.tabTitle}}</span>
         </button>
diff --git a/ionic/config/config.js b/ionic/config/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40ca9886c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/config/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+export class IonicConfig {
+
+}