diff --git a/js/angular/directive/tab.js b/js/angular/directive/tab.js
index ffedc72ba5..1eb2f4e9aa 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/tab.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/tab.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function($rootScope, $animate, $ionicBind, $compile) {
 
         tabsCtrl.add($scope);
         $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
-          if(!$scope.$tabsDestory) {
+          if(!$scope.$tabsDestroy) {
             // if the containing ionTabs directive is being destroyed
             // then don't bother going through the controllers remove
             // method, since remove will reset the active tab as each tab
diff --git a/js/angular/directive/tabs.js b/js/angular/directive/tabs.js
index 606a506b5f..841960530c 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/tabs.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/tabs.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function($ionicViewService, $ionicTabsDelegate, $ionicTabsConfig) {
           // used so that while destorying an individual tab, each one
           // doesn't select the next tab as the active one, which causes unnecessary
           // loading of tab views when each will eventually all go away anyway
-          $scope.$tabsDestory = true;
+          $scope.$tabsDestroy = true;
           deregisterInstance();
         });