diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index e5c612c21c..7cc560f67b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ import {rafFrames} from '../../util/dom';
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class IonicApp {
-  private _titleSrv: Title = new Title();
-  private _title: string = '';
+  private _cmps: {[id: string] : any} = {};
   private _disTime: number = 0;
   private _scrollTime: number = 0;
-
-  // Our component registry map
-  private components: {[id: string] : any} = {};
+  private _title: string = '';
+  private _titleSrv: Title = new Title();
+  private _isProd: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(
     private _config: Config,
@@ -32,18 +31,29 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * @param {string} val  Value to set the document title to.
    */
   setTitle(val: string) {
-    let self = this;
-    if (val !== self._title) {
-      self._title = val;
-      this._zone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
-        function setAppTitle() {
-          self._titleSrv.setTitle(self._title);
-        }
-        rafFrames(4, setAppTitle);
-      });
+    if (val !== this._title) {
+      this._title = val;
+      this._titleSrv.setTitle(val);
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns if the app has been set to be in be in production mode or not.
+   * Production mode can only be set within the config of `@App`. Defaults
+   * to `false`.
+   * @return {boolean}
+   */
+  isProd(): boolean {
+    return this._isProd;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  setProd(val: boolean) {
+    this._isProd = !!val;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    * Sets if the app is currently enabled or not, meaning if it's
@@ -97,7 +107,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * @param {object} component  The component to register
    */
   register(id: string, component: any) {
-    this.components[id] = component;
+    this._cmps[id] = component;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -106,7 +116,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * @param {string} id  The id to use to unregister
    */
   unregister(id: string) {
-    delete this.components[id];
+    delete this._cmps[id];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -116,8 +126,8 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * @return {object} the matching component, or undefined if none was found
    */
   getRegisteredComponent(cls: any): any {
-    for (let key in this.components) {
-      const component = this.components[key];
+    for (let key in this._cmps) {
+      const component = this._cmps[key];
       if (component instanceof cls) {
         return component;
       }
@@ -127,8 +137,6 @@ export class IonicApp {
   /**
    * @private
    * Get the component for the given key.
-   * @param {string} id  TODO
-   * @return {object} TODO
    */
   getComponent(id: string): any {
     // deprecated warning
@@ -147,7 +155,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
       );
     }
 
-    return this.components[id];
+    return this._cmps[id];
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/test/animations/index.ts b/ionic/components/app/test/animations/index.ts
index 9f29879bcb..d2b532b74f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/test/animations/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/test/animations/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {App, Page, Animation} from '../../../../../ionic/ionic';
+import {App, Page, Animation, IonicApp} from '../../../../../ionic/ionic';
 
 
 @Page({
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ class E2EPage {
   duration;
   easing;
 
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(app: IonicApp) {
     this.duration = '1000';
     this.easing = 'ease-in-out';
+
+    console.log('isProd', app.isProd());
   }
 
   playGreen() {
@@ -24,7 +26,8 @@ class E2EPage {
 
 
 @App({
-  template: '<ion-nav [root]="root"></ion-nav>'
+  template: '<ion-nav [root]="root"></ion-nav>',
+  prodMode: true
 })
 class E2EApp {
   root;
diff --git a/ionic/decorators/app.ts b/ionic/decorators/app.ts
index b759a8370b..c16539c14e 100644
--- a/ionic/decorators/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/decorators/app.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {Component, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation, enableProdMode, Type} from 'angular2/core';
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/platform/browser';
+import {IonicApp} from '../components/app/app';
 import {TapClick} from '../components/tap-click/tap-click';
 import {ionicProviders} from '../config/bootstrap';
 import {IONIC_DIRECTIVES} from '../config/directives';
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export interface AppMetadata {
 * ```
 *
 * @property {object} [config] - the app's {@link /docs/v2/api/config/Config/ Config} object.
-* @property {boolean} [prodMode] - Enable Angular's production mode, which turns off assertions and other checks within the framework. Defaults to `false`.
+* @property {boolean} [prodMode] - Enable Angular's production mode, which turns off assertions and other checks within the framework. Additionally, this config sets the return value of `isProd()` which is on the `IonicApp` instance. Defaults to `false`.
 * @property {array}  [pipes] - any pipes for your app.
 * @property {array}  [providers] - any providers for your app.
 * @property {string} [template] - the template to use for the app root.
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ export function App(args: AppMetadata={}) {
 
     bootstrap(cls, providers).then(appRef => {
       appRef.injector.get(TapClick);
+      let app: IonicApp = appRef.injector.get(IonicApp);
+      app.setProd(args.prodMode);
     });
 
     return cls;