diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
index dcf3b730c1..05718c332b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class Tab extends NavController {
       this.tabs.select(this);
 
     } else if (this.tabs.preloadTabs) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      this._loadTm = setTimeout(() => {
         let opts = {
           animate: false,
           preload: true
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export class Tab extends NavController {
 
   loadPage(viewCtrl, navbarContainerRef, done) {
     // by default a page's navbar goes into the shared tab's navbar section
+    clearTimeout(this._loadTm);
+    
     navbarContainerRef = this.tabs.navbarContainerRef;
 
     let isTabSubPage = (this.tabs.subPages && viewCtrl.index > 0);