diff --git a/ionic/components/content/test/pull-to-refresh/main.html b/ionic/components/content/test/pull-to-refresh/main.html
index adad5fcf4b..dbd1119c7a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/content/test/pull-to-refresh/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/content/test/pull-to-refresh/main.html
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <ion-view nav-title="Pull to refresh">
+  <ion-toolbar>
+    <ion-title>Pull to Refresh</ion-title>
+  </ion-toolbar>
 
   <ion-content>
     <ion-refresher (refresh)="doRefresh($event, amt)"></ion-refresher>
diff --git a/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.js b/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.js
index 70e41d5bc8..575045fb1e 100644
--- a/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.js
+++ b/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export class Refresher {
     this.refresh = new EventEmitter('refresh');
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.doRefresh();
       content.scrollElement.addEventListener('scroll', function(e) {
         console.log('CONTENT: scroll', e.target.scrollTop);
       });
diff --git a/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.scss b/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.scss
index 972e8ca6cb..ca2ba0fc81 100644
--- a/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/scroll/pull-to-refresh.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ion-refresher {
-  position: absolute;
+  position: fixed;
   display: block;
   height: 100px;
   width: 100%;
   background-color: red;
-  z-index: -1;
+  z-index: 0;
 }