diff --git a/ionic/components/form/test/basic/main.js b/ionic/components/form/test/basic/main.js
index 0e40ef3a1b..eb622b2490 100644
--- a/ionic/components/form/test/basic/main.js
+++ b/ionic/components/form/test/basic/main.js
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import {Component, View, bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2'
 import {FormBuilder, Validators, FormDirectives, ControlGroup} from 'angular2/forms';
-import {Button, Switch, Form, List, Label, Item, Input, Content} from 'ionic/ionic';
+//import {Button, Switch, Form, List, Label, Item, Input, Content} from 'ionic/ionic';
+import {IONIC_DIRECTIVES} from 'ionic/ionic'
+
+console.log([FormDirectives].concat(IONIC_DIRECTIVES));
 
 @Component({ selector: '[ion-app]' })
 @View({
   templateUrl: 'main.html',
-  directives: [FormDirectives, List, Label, Item, Button, Input, Content]
+  directives: [FormDirectives].concat(IONIC_DIRECTIVES)
 })
 class IonicApp {
   constructor() {
diff --git a/ionic/directives.js b/ionic/directives.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..325b5b6411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/directives.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {Button, Switch, List, Label, Item, Input, Content} from 'ionic/ionic';
+var IONIC_DIRECTIVES = [Button, List, Label, Item, Content];
+
+console.log('DIRECTIVES', IONIC_DIRECTIVES);
+
+export {IONIC_DIRECTIVES};
diff --git a/ionic/ionic.js b/ionic/ionic.js
index d923b66004..6f65d45af2 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic.js
+++ b/ionic/ionic.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(ViewContainerRef.prototype, {
 
 
 export * from 'ionic/components'
+export * from 'ionic/directives'
 export * from 'ionic/platform/platform'
 export * from 'ionic/routing/router'