diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index 87a8f6c12f..b5cfe8dfcf 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
    */
   constructor() {
     this.overlays = [];
-    this._enableTime = 0;
+    this._disableTime = 0;
 
     // Our component registry map
     this.components = {};
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * something goes wrong during a transition and the app wasn't re-enabled correctly.
    */
   setEnabled(isEnabled, fallback=700) {
-    this._enableTime = (isEnabled ?  0 : Date.now() + fallback);
+    this._disableTime = (isEnabled ? 0 : Date.now() + fallback);
     ClickBlock(!isEnabled, fallback + 100);
   }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * @return {bool}
    */
   isEnabled() {
-    return (this._enableTime < Date.now());
+    return (this._disableTime < Date.now());
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
index e15fb636fa..ff6ffeb869 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
     this.getBackdropElement().classList.add('show-backdrop');
 
     this._disable();
-    this.app.setEnabled(false);
   }
 
   _after(isOpen) {
@@ -165,18 +164,16 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
       this.getNativeElement().classList.remove('show-menu');
       this.getBackdropElement().classList.remove('show-backdrop');
     }
-
-    this.app.setEnabled(true);
   }
 
   _disable() {
     // used to prevent unwanted opening/closing after swiping open/close
     // or swiping open the menu while pressing down on the menu-toggle
-    this._disableTime = Date.now();
+    this._disableTime = Date.now() + 300;
   }
 
   _isDisabled() {
-    return this._disableTime + 300 > Date.now();
+    return this._disableTime > Date.now();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
index 3fc5f4bfdf..97ebd70b18 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export class ViewController extends Ion {
     this.id = ++ctrlIds;
     this._ids = -1;
     this.zIndexes = -1;
+    this._disableTime = 0;
 
     // build a new injector for child ViewItems to use
     this.bindings = Injector.resolve([
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ export class ViewController extends Ion {
     // used to prevent unwanted transitions after JUST completing one
     // prevents the user from crazy clicking everything and possible flickers
     // gives the app some time to cool off, slow down, and think about life
-    this._enableTime = Date.now() + 100;
+    this._disableTime = Date.now() + 40;
 
     // IonicApp global setEnabled to prevent other things from starting up
     this.app.setEnabled(isEnabled, fallback);
@@ -539,7 +540,7 @@ export class ViewController extends Ion {
 
   _isEnabled() {
     // used to prevent unwanted transitions after JUST completing one
-    if (this._enableTime > Date.now()) {
+    if (this._disableTime > Date.now()) {
       return false;
     }
     // IonicApp global isEnabled, maybe something else has the app disabled