diff --git a/ionic/components/input/native-input.ts b/ionic/components/input/native-input.ts
index 7073a665e2..23aa23a030 100644
--- a/ionic/components/input/native-input.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/input/native-input.ts
@@ -40,20 +40,22 @@ export class NativeInput {
     var self = this;
 
     self.focusChange.emit(true);
+    
+    function docTouchEnd(ev) {
+      var tappedElement: any = ev.target;
+      if (tappedElement && self.element()) {
+        if (tappedElement.tagName !== "INPUT" && tappedElement.tagName !== "TEXTAREA") {
+          self.element().blur();
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     if (self._blurring) {
       // automatically blur input if:
       // 1) this input has focus
       // 2) the newly tapped document element is not an input
       console.debug('input blurring enabled');
-      function docTouchEnd(ev) {
-        var tappedElement: any = ev.target;
-        if (tappedElement && self.element()) {
-          if (tappedElement.tagName !== 'INPUT' && tappedElement.tagName !== 'TEXTAREA') {
-            self.element().blur();
-          }
-        }
-      }
+      
       document.addEventListener('touchend', docTouchEnd, true);
       self._unrefBlur = function() {
         console.debug('input blurring disabled');