diff --git a/ionic/components/content/content.ts b/ionic/components/content/content.ts
index b6ecf0f494..55cb326478 100644
--- a/ionic/components/content/content.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/content/content.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export class Content extends Ion {
   /**
    * TODO
    */
-  onIonInit() {
+  onInit() {
+    super.onInit();
     this.scrollElement = this.getNativeElement().children[0];
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/ion.ts b/ionic/components/ion.ts
index 70dcd0211f..174469f11b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/ion.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/ion.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ export class Ion {
         this[prop] = cls.defaultProperties[prop];
       }
     }
-
-    this.onIonInit && this.onIonInit();
   }
 
   getDelegate(delegateName) {
diff --git a/ionic/components/list/list.ts b/ionic/components/list/list.ts
index 91f9ce6ec4..6eb8f2ee2e 100644
--- a/ionic/components/list/list.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/list/list.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ export class List extends Ion {
   /**
    * TODO
    */
-  onIonInit() {
+  onInit() {
+    super.onInit();
+
     if (util.isDefined(this.virtual)) {
       console.log('Content', this.content);
       console.log('Virtual?', this.virtual);
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts
index 3e9dbbaca3..9c16a21ac8 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export class Nav extends ViewController {
   /**
    * TODO
    */
-  onIonInit() {
+  onInit() {
+    super.onInit();
 
     if (this.root) {
       this.push(this.root);
diff --git a/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts b/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
index b369a107b8..4d9b2ff9d3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ export class Toolbar extends ToolbarBase {
     this.itemEles = [];
   }
 
-  onIonInit() {
+  onInit() {
+    super.onInit();
+
     // TODO: THIS IS HORRIBLE, FIX
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.alignTitle();