diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.js b/ionic/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.js
index 6f6eea6143..58b0bc16fb 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.js
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.js
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ class SignIn {
   selector: 'ion-tabs-view'
 })
 @IonicView({
-  templateUrl: './pages/tabs.html'
+  templateUrl: './tabs.html'
 })
 
 class TabsPage {
   constructor(nav: NavController) {
-    this.tab1Initial = Tab1Page1
-    this.tab2Initial = Tab2Page1
+    this.tab1Root = Tab1Page1
+    this.tab2Root = Tab2Page1
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/test/advanced/tabs.html b/ionic/components/tabs/test/advanced/tabs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1c0e71514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/test/advanced/tabs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+<ion-tabs>
+  <ion-tab tab-title="Tab 1" tab-icon="ion-home" [root]="tab1Root"></ion-tab>
+  <ion-tab tab-title="Tab 2" tab-icon="ion-star" [root]="tab2Root"></ion-tab>
+</ion-tabs>