diff --git a/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.ts b/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.ts
index ed1773d6db..8a336af475 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.ts
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ export class Navbar extends ToolbarBase {
   }
 
   setBackButtonRef(backButtonElementRef) {
-    this.bbtRef = backButtonElementRef;
+    this.bbRef = backButtonElementRef;
   }
 
   getBackButtonTextRef() {
-    return this.bbRef;
+    return this.bbtRef;
   }
 
   setBackButtonTextRef(backButtonTextElementRef) {
diff --git a/ionic/components/toolbar/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/toolbar/modes/md.scss
index ab0900e915..586a5021ce 100644
--- a/ionic/components/toolbar/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/toolbar/modes/md.scss
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ $toolbar-md-button-font-size:        1.4rem !default;
 }
 
 ion-title {
+  padding: 0 12px;
   font-size: $toolbar-md-title-font-size;
   font-weight: 500;
 }