diff --git a/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss
index a48b0ebdbc..32497d9284 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $card-ios-font-size:                   1.4rem !default;
 
 $card-ios-text-color:                  #666 !default;
 $card-ios-title-font-size:             1.8rem !default;
-$card-ios-title-padding:               8px 0 8px 0;
+$card-ios-title-padding:               8px 0 8px 0 !default;
 $card-ios-title-text-color:            #222 !default;
 
 $card-ios-header-font-size:            1.6rem !default;
diff --git a/ionic/components/card/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/card/modes/md.scss
index 1690f22ec7..b3683caf50 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/card/modes/md.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $card-md-line-height:                 1.5 !default;
 
 $card-md-text-color:                  #222 !default;
 $card-md-title-font-size:             2.4rem !default;
-$card-md-title-padding:               8px 0 8px 0;
+$card-md-title-padding:               8px 0 8px 0 !default;
 $card-md-title-text-color:            #222 !default;
 
 $card-md-header-font-size:            1.6rem !default;