diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
index 05fba40983..f50e0298bb 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
@@ -699,24 +699,18 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
       return done();
     }
 
-    function loaded() {
-      // this ViewController instance has finished loading
-      try {
-        viewCtrl.loaded();
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.error(e);
-      }
-      done();
-    }
-
     // get the pane the NavController wants to use
     // the pane is where all this content will be placed into
     this.loadPage(viewCtrl, null, () => {
 
       if (viewCtrl.onReady) {
-        viewCtrl.onReady(loaded);
+        viewCtrl.onReady(() => {
+          viewCtrl.loaded();
+          done();
+        });
       } else {
-        loaded();
+        viewCtrl.loaded();
+        done();
       }
 
     });
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts
index 21e845d913..4470a4dd97 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ class FirstPage {
     }
   }
 
+  onPageLoaded() {
+    console.log('onPageLoaded');
+    var meNoWorky = true;
+    meNoWorky(helloIsItMeYoureLookingFor);
+  }
+
   setPages() {
     let items = [
       PrimaryHeaderPage
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
index 008d1579eb..f5f92c2c05 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/view-controller.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export class ViewController {
   loaded() {
     this._loaded = true;
     if (!this.shouldDestroy) {
-      this.instance.onPageLoaded && this.instance.onPageLoaded();
+      ctrlFn(this, 'onPageLoaded');
     }
   }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class ViewController {
    */
   willEnter() {
     if (!this.shouldDestroy) {
-      this.instance.onPageWillEnter && this.instance.onPageWillEnter();
+      ctrlFn(this, 'onPageWillEnter');
     }
   }
 
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ export class ViewController {
   didEnter() {
     let navbar = this.getNavbar();
     navbar && navbar.didEnter();
-    this.instance.onPageDidEnter && this.instance.onPageDidEnter();
+    ctrlFn(this, 'onPageDidEnter');
   }
 
   /**
    * The view has is about to leave and no longer be the active view.
    */
   willLeave() {
-    this.instance.onPageWillLeave && this.instance.onPageWillLeave();
+    ctrlFn(this, 'onPageWillLeave');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -192,21 +192,31 @@ export class ViewController {
    * will fire, whether it is cached or unloaded.
    */
   didLeave() {
-    this.instance.onPageDidLeave && this.instance.onPageDidLeave();
+    ctrlFn(this, 'onPageDidLeave');
   }
 
   /**
    * The view is about to be destroyed and have its elements removed.
    */
   willUnload() {
-    this.instance.onPageWillUnload && this.instance.onPageWillUnload();
+    ctrlFn(this, 'onPageWillUnload');
   }
 
   /**
    * The view has been destroyed and its elements have been removed.
    */
   didUnload() {
-    this.instance.onPageDidUnload && this.instance.onPageDidUnload();
+    ctrlFn(this, 'onPageDidUnload');
   }
 
 }
+
+function ctrlFn(viewCtrl, fnName) {
+  if (viewCtrl.instance && viewCtrl.instance[fnName]) {
+    try {
+      viewCtrl.instance[fnName]();
+    } catch(e) {
+      console.error(fnName + ': ' + e.message);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts b/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts
index d50eeda0e6..54276c333d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,11 @@ export class Navbar extends ToolbarBase {
    * @private
    */
   didEnter() {
-    this.app.setTitle(this.getTitleText());
+    try {
+      this.app.setTitle(this.getTitleText());
+    } catch(e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
   }
 
   /**