diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index 03958afe2a..8a381ac94e 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -24347,7 +24347,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.sideMenu', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
 }])
 
 
-.directive('menu', function() {
+.directive('side', function() {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
     require: '^sideMenu',
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js
index 883721cdac..e5cbb58fe0 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicSideMenu.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.sideMenu', ['ionic.service.gesture'])
 }])
 
 
-.directive('menu', function() {
+.directive('side', function() {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
     require: '^sideMenu',
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html b/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html
index 3a9255e074..9ba5833be6 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <h1>Content</h1>
           </div>
         </pane>
-        <menu side="left">
+        <side side="left">
           <header class="bar bar-header bar-assertive">
             <h1 class="title">Left</h1>
           </header>
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
               </a>
             </ul>
           </content>
-        </menu>
-        <menu side="right">
+        </side>
+        <side side="right">
           <header class="bar bar-header bar-assertive">
             <h1 class="title">Right</h1>
           </header>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
               </a>
             </ul>
           </content>
-        </menu>
+        </side>
       </side-menu>
     </div>
     <script>