diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
index 44d4ec90d7..4a77ca8f68 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ion-item-content {
   white-space: normal;
 }
 
-.vertical-align-top,
+[vertical-align-top],
 ion-input.item {
   align-items: flex-start;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
index 481cfd48e6..bbebd8d795 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
       </ion-item-options>
     </ion-item-sliding>
 
-    <ion-item-sliding text-wrap detail-push *ng-if="shouldShow" #item>
-      <ion-item>
+    <ion-item-sliding *ng-if="shouldShow" #item>
+      <ion-item text-wrap detail-push>
         <h3>Ben Sperry</h3>
         <p>
           I like paper