diff --git a/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/index.ts b/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/index.ts
index 213ba4d867..879c86f309 100644
--- a/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ class E2EApp {
       comments: ["", Validators.required]
     });
 
-    this.login = {};
+    this.login = {
+      email: 'help@ionic.io',
+      username: 'admin'
+    };
 
     this.user = {
       username: 'asdf',
diff --git a/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/main.html b/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/main.html
index f2314420a2..9dc613e003 100644
--- a/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/text-input/test/form-inputs/main.html
@@ -7,33 +7,24 @@
   <form [ngFormModel]="loginForm" #mf="ngForm" novalidate>
 
     <ion-list>
-      <ion-input>
-        <ion-label>Email:</ion-label>
-        <input [(ngModel)]="login.email" ngControl="email" type="email" placeholder="Required" required>
-        <button clear item-right>
-          <icon mail></icon>
-        </button>
+      <ion-input floating-label>
+        <ion-label>Email</ion-label>
+        <input [(ngModel)]="login.email" ngControl="email" type="email" required>
       </ion-input>
 
-      <ion-input>
-        <ion-label>Username:</ion-label>
-        <input [(ngModel)]="login.username" ngControl="username" type="text" placeholder="Optional">
-        <button clear item-right>
-          <icon person></icon>
-        </button>
+      <ion-input floating-label>
+        <ion-label>Username</ion-label>
+        <input [(ngModel)]="login.username" ngControl="username" type="text">
       </ion-input>
 
-      <ion-input>
-        <ion-label>Password:</ion-label>
-        <input [(ngModel)]="login.password" ngControl="password" type="password" placeholder="Required" required>
-        <button clear item-right>
-          <icon lock></icon>
-        </button>
+      <ion-input floating-label>
+        <ion-label>Password</ion-label>
+        <input [(ngModel)]="login.password" ngControl="password" type="password" required>
       </ion-input>
 
-      <ion-input>
-        <ion-label>Comments:</ion-label>
-        <textarea [(ngModel)]="login.comments" ngControl="comments" placeholder="Required" required>Comment value</textarea>
+      <ion-input floating-label>
+        <ion-label>Comments</ion-label>
+        <textarea [(ngModel)]="login.comments" ngControl="comments" required>Comment value</textarea>
       </ion-input>
 
       <div padding-left padding-right>
diff --git a/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts b/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
index c116534eb6..f64ffb1218 100644
--- a/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Component, Directive, Attribute, forwardRef, Host, Optional, ElementRef, Renderer} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgIf, NgControl} from 'angular2/common';
+import {NgIf} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {NavController} from '../nav/nav-controller';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ export class TextInput {
  */
 @Directive({
   selector: 'textarea,input[type=text],input[type=password],input[type=number],input[type=search],input[type=email],input[type=url],input[type=tel],input[type=date],input[type=datetime],input[type=datetime-local],input[type=week],input[type=time]',
-  inputs: ['value'],
+  inputs: ['value', 'ngModel'],
   host: {
     '(focus)': 'focusChange(true)',
     '(blur)': 'focusChange(false)',
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ export class TextInputElement {
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     renderer: Renderer,
     @Optional() wrapper: TextInput,
-    @Optional() ngControl: NgControl
   ) {
     this.type = type;
     this.elementRef = elementRef;
@@ -487,13 +486,13 @@ export class TextInputElement {
       wrapper.registerInput(this);
     }
 
-    if (ngControl) this.ngControl = ngControl;
   }
 
-  ngAfterContentChecked() {
-    if (this.ngControl) console.log("Value", this.ngControl.value);
-    if (this.ngControl) this.value = this.ngControl.value;
+  ngOnInit() {
+    if (this.ngModel) console.log("Value", this.ngModel);
+    if (this.ngModel) this.value = this.ngModel;
     this.wrapper && this.wrapper.hasValue(this.value);
+    console.log(this.value);
   }
 
   focusChange(changed) {