diff --git a/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js b/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js
index ebdc93aec3..96fe31e352 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/navViewController.js
@@ -3,15 +3,24 @@ IonicModule
   '$scope',
   '$element',
   '$attrs',
+  '$compile',
+  '$controller',
   '$ionicNavBarDelegate',
   '$ionicHistory',
   '$ionicViewSwitcher',
-  '$ionicConfig',
-function($scope, $element, $attrs, $ionicNavBarDelegate, $ionicHistory, $ionicViewSwitcher, $ionicConfig) {
+function($scope, $element, $attrs, $compile, $controller, $ionicNavBarDelegate, $ionicHistory, $ionicViewSwitcher) {
+
+  var DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER = '$eleId';
+  var VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE = 'active';
+  var VIEW_STATUS_CACHED = 'cached';
+  var HISTORY_AFTER_ROOT = 'after-root';
+
   var self = this;
   var direction;
   var isPrimary = false;
   var navBarDelegate;
+  var activeEleId;
+  var navViewAttr = $ionicViewSwitcher.navViewAttr;
 
 
   self.init = function() {
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ function($scope, $element, $attrs, $ionicNavBarDelegate, $ionicHistory, $ionicVi
 
     // register the view and figure out where it lives in the various
     // histories and nav stacks, along with how views should enter/leave
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create($scope, $element, viewLocals, enteringView, leavingView);
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(self, viewLocals, enteringView, leavingView);
 
     // init the rendering of views for this navView directive
     switcher.init(registerData, function() {
@@ -95,16 +104,81 @@ function($scope, $element, $attrs, $ionicNavBarDelegate, $ionicHistory, $ionicVi
   };
 
 
-  self.beforeEnter = function(transData) {
+  self.beforeEnter = function(transitionData) {
     if (isPrimary) {
       // only update this nav-view's nav-bar if this is the primary nav-view
-      navBarDelegate = transData.navBarDelegate;
+      navBarDelegate = transitionData.navBarDelegate;
       var associatedNavBarCtrl = getAssociatedNavBarCtrl();
-      associatedNavBarCtrl && associatedNavBarCtrl.update(transData);
+      associatedNavBarCtrl && associatedNavBarCtrl.update(transitionData);
     }
   };
 
 
+  self.activeEleId = function(eleId) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      activeEleId = eleId;
+    }
+    return activeEleId;
+  };
+
+
+  self.transitionEnd = function() {
+    var viewElements = $element.children();
+    var viewElementsLength = viewElements.length;
+    var x, viewElement;
+    var isHistoryRoot;
+
+    for (x = 0; x < viewElementsLength; x++) {
+      viewElement = viewElements.eq(x);
+
+      if (viewElement.data(DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER) === activeEleId) {
+        // this is the active element
+        navViewAttr(viewElement, VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE);
+        isHistoryRoot = $ionicViewSwitcher.isHistoryRoot(viewElement);
+
+      } else if (navViewAttr(viewElement) === 'leaving' || navViewAttr(viewElement) === VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE) {
+        // this is a leaving element or was the former active element
+        navViewAttr(viewElement, VIEW_STATUS_CACHED);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (isHistoryRoot) {
+      for (x = 0; x < viewElementsLength; x++) {
+        viewElement = viewElements.eq(x);
+
+        if ($ionicViewSwitcher.isHistoryRoot(viewElement) && navViewAttr(viewElement) !== VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE) {
+          $ionicViewSwitcher.historyCursorAttr(viewElement, HISTORY_AFTER_ROOT);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+
+  self.getViewElements = function() {
+    return $element.children();
+  };
+
+
+  self.appendViewElement = function(viewEle, viewLocals) {
+    // compile the entering element and get the link function
+    var linkFn = $compile(viewEle);
+
+    $element.append(viewEle);
+
+    var viewScope = $scope.$new();
+
+    if (viewLocals && viewLocals.$$controller) {
+      viewLocals.$scope = viewScope;
+      var controller = $controller(viewLocals.$$controller, viewLocals);
+      $element.children().data('$ngControllerController', controller);
+    }
+
+    linkFn(viewScope);
+
+    return viewScope;
+  };
+
+
   self.title = function(val) {
     var associatedNavBarCtrl = getAssociatedNavBarCtrl();
     associatedNavBarCtrl && associatedNavBarCtrl.title(val);
diff --git a/js/angular/controller/viewController.js b/js/angular/controller/viewController.js
index b1223d1fbe..f54ed68094 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/viewController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/viewController.js
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ function($scope, $element, $attrs, $compile, $ionicViewSwitcher) {
         navViewCtrl.showBar(!val);
       }));
     }
-
-    $ionicViewSwitcher.setActiveView($element.parent());
   }
 
 
diff --git a/js/angular/directive/tab.js b/js/angular/directive/tab.js
index bcd69c8181..84d0b24163 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/tab.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/tab.js
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ function($compile, $ionicConfig, $ionicBind, $ionicViewSwitcher) {
 
         $scope.$on('$ionicView.afterEnter', function() {
           $ionicViewSwitcher.viewEleIsActive(childElement, $scope.$tabSelected);
-          $ionicViewSwitcher.setActiveView($element.parent());
         });
 
       };
diff --git a/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js b/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
index c2cac698ea..43f37bbc82 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/viewSwitcher.js
@@ -6,19 +6,17 @@
 IonicModule
 .factory('$ionicViewSwitcher',[
   '$timeout',
-  '$compile',
-  '$controller',
   '$document',
+  '$q',
   '$ionicClickBlock',
   '$ionicConfig',
   '$ionicNavBarDelegate',
-function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicConfig, $ionicNavBarDelegate) {
+function($timeout, $document, $q, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicConfig, $ionicNavBarDelegate) {
 
   var TRANSITIONEND_EVENT = 'webkitTransitionEnd transitionend';
   var DATA_NO_CACHE = '$noCache';
   var DATA_DESTROY_ELE = '$destroyEle';
   var DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER = '$eleId';
-  var DATA_ACTIVE_ELE_IDENTIFIER = '$activeEleId';
   var DATA_VIEW_ACCESSED = '$accessed';
   var DATA_FALLBACK_TIMER = '$fallbackTimer';
   var NAV_VIEW_ATTR = 'nav-view';
@@ -35,6 +33,7 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
   ionic.transition.isActive = false;
   var isActiveTimer;
   var cachedAttr = ionic.DomUtil.cachedAttr;
+  var transitionPromises = [];
 
   function getViewElementIdentifier(locals, view) {
     if (viewState(locals).abstract) return viewState(locals).name;
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
     return locals && locals.$$state && locals.$$state.self || {};
   }
 
-  function getTransitionData(viewLocals, enteringEle, direction, enableBack, view) {
+  function getTransitionData(viewLocals, enteringEle, direction, view) {
     // Priority
     // 1) attribute directive on the button/link to this view
     // 2) entering element's attribute
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
     return extend(getViewData(view), {
       transition: transition,
       direction: direction,
-      shouldAnimate: (transition !== 'none' && direction !== 'none'),
-      enableBack: !!enableBack
+      shouldAnimate: (transition !== 'none' && direction !== 'none')
     });
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +76,11 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
   }
 
   function navViewAttr(ele, value) {
-    cachedAttr(ele, NAV_VIEW_ATTR, value);
+    if (arguments.length > 1) {
+      cachedAttr(ele, NAV_VIEW_ATTR, value);
+    } else {
+      return cachedAttr(ele, NAV_VIEW_ATTR);
+    }
   }
 
   function historyCursorAttr(ele, value) {
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
 
   var ionicViewSwitcher = {
 
-    create: function(navViewScope, navViewElement, viewLocals, enteringView, leavingView) {
+    create: function(navViewCtrl, viewLocals, enteringView, leavingView) {
       // get a reference to an entering/leaving element if they exist
       // loop through to see if the view is already in the navViewElement
       var enteringEle, leavingEle;
@@ -119,11 +121,11 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
         },
 
         loadViewElements: function(registerData) {
-          var viewEle, viewElements = navViewElement.children();
+          var viewEle, viewElements = navViewCtrl.getViewElements();
           var enteringEleIdentifier = getViewElementIdentifier(viewLocals, enteringView);
-          var navViewActiveEleId = navViewElement.data(DATA_ACTIVE_ELE_IDENTIFIER);
+          var navViewActiveEleId = navViewCtrl.activeEleId();
 
-          for (var x=0, l=viewElements.length; x < l; x++) {
+          for (var x = 0, l = viewElements.length; x < l; x++) {
             viewEle = viewElements.eq(x);
 
             if (viewEle.data(DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER) === enteringEleIdentifier) {
@@ -155,24 +157,29 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
             enteringEle.data(DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER, enteringEleIdentifier);
           }
 
-          navViewElement.data(DATA_ACTIVE_ELE_IDENTIFIER, enteringEleIdentifier);
+          navViewCtrl.activeEleId(enteringEleIdentifier);
 
           registerData.ele = null;
         },
 
         render: function(registerData, callback) {
+          var enteringData = getTransitionData(viewLocals, enteringEle, registerData.direction, enteringView);
+          var transitionFn = $ionicConfig.transitions.views[enteringData.transition];
+
           if (alreadyInDom) {
-            // it was already found in the dom, just reconnect the scope
+            // it was already found in the DOM, just reconnect the scope
             ionic.Utils.reconnectScope(enteringEle.scope());
 
+            // set the styles of where this element will end up going so
+            // the DOM has some time to render its correct starting point
+            transitionFn(enteringEle, null, registerData.direction, false).run(0);
+
           } else {
             // the entering element is not already in the DOM
-            // hasn't been compiled and isn't linked up yet
-
-            // compile the entering element and get the link function
-            var link = $compile(enteringEle);
-
+            // set that the entering element should be "staged" and its
+            // styles of where this element will go before it hits the DOM
             navViewAttr(enteringEle, VIEW_STATUS_STAGED);
+            transitionFn(enteringEle, null, registerData.direction, true).run(0);
 
             historyCursorAttr(enteringEle, registerData.isHistoryRoot ? HISTORY_ROOT : HISTORY_AFTER_ROOT);
 
@@ -182,23 +189,12 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
               enteringEle.data(DATA_NO_CACHE, true);
             }
 
-            // append the entering element to the DOM
-            navViewElement.append(enteringEle);
+            // append the entering element to the DOM, create a new scope and run link
+            var viewScope = navViewCtrl.appendViewElement(enteringEle, viewLocals);
 
-            // create a new scope for the entering element
-            var scope = navViewScope.$new();
-
-            // if it's got a controller then spin it all up
-            if (viewLocals.$$controller) {
-              viewLocals.$scope = scope;
-              var controller = $controller(viewLocals.$$controller, viewLocals);
-              navViewElement.children().data('$ngControllerController', controller);
-            }
-
-            // run link with the view's scope
-            link(scope);
-
-            scope.$emit('$ionicView.loaded', enteringView);
+            delete enteringData.direction;
+            delete enteringData.transition;
+            viewScope.$emit('$ionicView.loaded', enteringData);
           }
 
           // update that this view was just accessed
@@ -208,10 +204,14 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
         },
 
         transition: function(direction, enableBack) {
-          var enteringData = getTransitionData(viewLocals, enteringEle, direction, enableBack, enteringView);
+          var deferred = $q.defer();
+          transitionPromises.push(deferred.promise);
+
+          var enteringData = getTransitionData(viewLocals, enteringEle, direction, enteringView);
           var leavingData = extend(extend({}, enteringData), getViewData(leavingView));
           enteringData.transitionId = leavingData.transitionId = transitionId;
           enteringData.fromCache = !!alreadyInDom;
+          enteringData.enableBack = !!enableBack;
 
           cachedAttr(enteringEle.parent(), 'nav-view-transition', enteringData.transition);
           cachedAttr(enteringEle.parent(), 'nav-view-direction', enteringData.direction);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
           switcher.emit('before', enteringData, leavingData);
 
           // 1) get the transition ready and see if it'll animate
-          var transitionFn = $ionicConfig.transitions.views[$ionicConfig.views.transition()];
+          var transitionFn = $ionicConfig.transitions.views[enteringData.transition];
           var viewTransition = transitionFn(enteringEle, leavingEle, direction, enteringData.shouldAnimate);
 
           if (viewTransition.shouldAnimate) {
@@ -271,15 +271,18 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
             leavingEle && leavingEle.off(TRANSITIONEND_EVENT, transitionComplete);
             $timeout.cancel(enteringEle.data(DATA_FALLBACK_TIMER));
 
+            // 8) emit that the views have finished transitioning
+            // each parent nav-view will update which views are active and cached
             switcher.emit('after', enteringData, leavingData);
 
-            // 8) fire off that the entire transition has completed
-            // only the most recent transition should do cleanup
+            // 9) resolve that this one transition (there could be many w/ nested views)
+            deferred.resolve(navViewCtrl);
+
+            // 10) the most recent transition added has completed and all the active
+            // transition promises should be added to the services array of promises
             if (transitionId === transitionCounter) {
-              ionicViewSwitcher.setActiveView(navViewElement);
+              $q.all(transitionPromises).then(ionicViewSwitcher.transitionEnd);
               switcher.cleanup(enteringData);
-              ionicViewSwitcher.isTransitioning(false);
-              $ionicClickBlock.hide();
             }
 
             for (var x = 0; x < $ionicNavBarDelegate._instances.length; x++) {
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
             destroyViewEle(leavingEle);
           }
 
-          var viewElements = navViewElement.children();
+          var viewElements = navViewCtrl.getViewElements();
           var viewElementsLength = viewElements.length;
           var x, viewElement;
           var removeOldestAccess = (viewElementsLength - 1) > $ionicConfig.views.maxCache();
@@ -357,36 +360,14 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
       return switcher;
     },
 
-    setActiveView: function(navViewElement) {
-      var viewElements = navViewElement.children();
-      var viewElementsLength = viewElements.length;
-      var navViewActiveEleId = navViewElement.data(DATA_ACTIVE_ELE_IDENTIFIER);
-      var x, viewElement;
-      var isHistoryRoot;
+    transitionEnd: function(navViewCtrls) {
+      forEach(navViewCtrls, function(navViewCtrl){
+        navViewCtrl.transitionEnd();
+      });
 
-      for (x=0; x < viewElementsLength; x++) {
-        viewElement = viewElements.eq(x);
-
-        if (viewElement.data(DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER) === navViewActiveEleId) {
-          navViewAttr(viewElement, VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE);
-          isHistoryRoot = cachedAttr(viewElement, HISTORY_CURSOR_ATTR) === HISTORY_ROOT;
-
-        } else if (cachedAttr(viewElement, NAV_VIEW_ATTR) === 'leaving' ||
-                  (cachedAttr(viewElement, NAV_VIEW_ATTR) === VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE && viewElement.data(DATA_ELE_IDENTIFIER) !== navViewActiveEleId)) {
-          navViewAttr(viewElement, VIEW_STATUS_CACHED);
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (isHistoryRoot) {
-        for (x=0; x < viewElementsLength; x++) {
-          viewElement = viewElements.eq(x);
-
-          if (cachedAttr(viewElement, HISTORY_CURSOR_ATTR) === HISTORY_ROOT &&
-              cachedAttr(viewElement, NAV_VIEW_ATTR) !== VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE) {
-            historyCursorAttr(viewElement, HISTORY_AFTER_ROOT);
-          }
-        }
-      }
+      ionicViewSwitcher.isTransitioning(false);
+      $ionicClickBlock.hide();
+      transitionPromises = [];
     },
 
     nextTransition: function(val) {
@@ -397,12 +378,6 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
       nextDirection = val;
     },
 
-    getTransitionData: getTransitionData,
-
-    viewEleIsActive: function(viewEle, isActiveAttr) {
-      navViewAttr(viewEle, isActiveAttr ? VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE : VIEW_STATUS_CACHED);
-    },
-
     isTransitioning: function(val) {
       if (arguments.length) {
         ionic.transition.isActive = !!val;
@@ -427,7 +402,19 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $controller, $document, $ionicClickBlock, $ionicCon
       }
       containerEle.className = "pane";
       return jqLite(containerEle);
-    }
+    },
+
+    viewEleIsActive: function(viewEle, isActiveAttr) {
+      navViewAttr(viewEle, isActiveAttr ? VIEW_STATUS_ACTIVE : VIEW_STATUS_CACHED);
+    },
+
+    isHistoryRoot: function(viewElement) {
+      return cachedAttr(viewElement, HISTORY_CURSOR_ATTR) === HISTORY_ROOT;
+    },
+
+    getTransitionData: getTransitionData,
+    historyCursorAttr: historyCursorAttr,
+    navViewAttr: navViewAttr,
 
   };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/service/viewSwitcher.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/service/viewSwitcher.unit.js
index 590f53baaf..4e96b1296c 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/service/viewSwitcher.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/service/viewSwitcher.unit.js
@@ -4,12 +4,30 @@ describe('Ionic View Switcher', function() {
   beforeEach(module('ionic'));
 
   beforeEach(inject(function($ionicConfig){
-    $ionicConfig.views.transition('platform');
+    $ionicConfig.views.transition('none');
   }));
 
+  function setup(attrs) {
+    var navViewCtrl;
+    inject(function($controller, $rootScope, $ionicNavBarDelegate, $ionicHistory, $ionicViewSwitcher) {
+      var scope = $rootScope.$new();
+      var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+      navViewCtrl = $controller('$ionicNavView', {
+        $scope: scope,
+        $element: navViewElement,
+        $attrs: attrs || {},
+        $ionicNavBarDelegate: $ionicNavBarDelegate,
+        $ionicHistory: $ionicHistory,
+        $ionicViewSwitcher: $ionicViewSwitcher
+      });
+      navViewCtrl.$scope = scope;
+    });
+    return navViewCtrl;
+  }
+
   it('should get fallback transition', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
     var d = $ionicViewSwitcher.getTransitionData();
-    expect(d.transition).toEqual('ios');
+    expect(d.transition).toEqual('none');
   }));
 
   it('should get transition from $ionicConfig.views.transition()', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher, $ionicConfig) {
@@ -79,47 +97,36 @@ describe('Ionic View Switcher', function() {
     expect(d.direction).toEqual('forward');
   }));
 
-  it('should set enableBack when the view data sets it', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var d = $ionicViewSwitcher.getTransitionData(null, null, null, true);
-    expect(d.enableBack).toEqual(true);
-
-    d = $ionicViewSwitcher.getTransitionData(null, null, null, false);
-    expect(d.enableBack).toEqual(false);
-
-    d = $ionicViewSwitcher.getTransitionData(null, null, null, null);
-    expect(d.enableBack).toEqual(false);
-  }));
-
   it('should get an empty entering element with an empty navViewElement', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(null, navViewElement, {}, {});
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, {}, {});
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().length).toBe(1);
   }));
 
   it('should not get a leaving element with an empty navViewElement', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(null, navViewElement, {}, {});
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, {}, {});
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     expect(switcher.leavingEle()).toBeUndefined();
   }));
 
   it('should create a new entering element from locals template navViewElement', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
     var viewLocals = {
       $template: '<div class="locals-template"></div>'
     };
     var enteringView = {
       stateId: 'STATE_ID'
     };
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(null, navViewElement, viewLocals, enteringView);
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, viewLocals, enteringView);
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().hasClass('locals-template')).toBe(true);
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().data('$eleId')).toBe('STATE_ID');
   }));
 
   it('should create a new entering element and set no cache data from view locals', inject(function($rootScope, $ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
     var viewLocals = {
       $template: '<div class="locals-template"></div>',
       $$state: {
@@ -131,62 +138,62 @@ describe('Ionic View Switcher', function() {
     var enteringView = {
       stateId: 'STATE_ID'
     };
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create($rootScope, navViewElement, viewLocals, enteringView);
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, viewLocals, enteringView);
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     switcher.render({});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().data('$noCache')).toBe(true);
   }));
 
   it('should create a new entering element and set no cache data from cache-view=false attr', inject(function($rootScope, $ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
     var viewLocals = {
       $template: '<div class="locals-template" cache-view="false"></div>'
     };
     var enteringView = {
       stateId: 'STATE_ID'
     };
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create($rootScope, navViewElement, viewLocals, enteringView);
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, viewLocals, enteringView);
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     switcher.render({});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().data('$noCache')).toBe(true);
   }));
 
   it('should get an existing entering element within navViewElement by state id', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
     var enteringEle = angular.element('<div class="existing">');
     enteringEle.data('$eleId', 'STATE_ID');
-    navViewElement.append(enteringEle);
+    navViewCtrl.appendViewElement(enteringEle);
 
     var enteringView = {
       stateId: 'STATE_ID',
       viewId: 'VIEW_ID'
     };
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(null, navViewElement, {}, enteringView);
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, {}, enteringView);
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().hasClass('existing')).toBe(true);
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().data('$eleId')).toBe('STATE_ID');
   }));
 
   it('should get an existing entering element within navViewElement by view id', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
     var enteringEle = angular.element('<div class="existing">');
     enteringEle.data('$eleId', 'VIEW_ID');
-    navViewElement.append(enteringEle);
+    navViewCtrl.appendViewElement(enteringEle);
 
     var enteringView = {
       viewId: 'VIEW_ID'
     };
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(null, navViewElement, {}, enteringView);
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, {}, enteringView);
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().hasClass('existing')).toBe(true);
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().data('$eleId')).toBe('VIEW_ID');
   }));
 
   it('should get an existing entering element within navViewElement by abstract state name', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
     var enteringEle = angular.element('<div class="existing">');
     enteringEle.data('$eleId', 'ABSTRACT_STATE');
-    navViewElement.append(enteringEle);
+    navViewCtrl.appendViewElement(enteringEle);
 
     var viewLocals = {
       $$state: {
@@ -200,16 +207,16 @@ describe('Ionic View Switcher', function() {
       stateId: 'STATE_ID',
       viewId: 'VIEW_ID'
     };
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(null, navViewElement, viewLocals, enteringView);
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, viewLocals, enteringView);
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().hasClass('existing')).toBe(true);
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().data('$eleId')).toBe('ABSTRACT_STATE');
   }));
 
   it('should append the new entering element to the navViewElement', inject(function($ionicViewSwitcher, $rootScope) {
-    var navViewElement = angular.element('<div class="view-container">');
+    var navViewCtrl = setup();
 
-    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create($rootScope, navViewElement, {});
+    var switcher = $ionicViewSwitcher.create(navViewCtrl, {});
     switcher.loadViewElements({});
     switcher.render(function(){});
     expect(switcher.enteringEle().length).toBe(1);