diff --git a/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/e2e.ts b/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/e2e.ts
index abfeaa989e..7ff367a2a8 100644
--- a/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/e2e.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/e2e.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ it('should toggle open aside', function() {
 });
 
 
-it('should toggle close aside', function() {
-  element(by.css('#e2eHeaderToggleAside')).click();
+it('should close aside', function() {
+  element(by.css('#e2eCloseMenu')).click();
 });
diff --git a/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/index.ts
index 18c75f03ee..43e5c8af7a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ class HomePage {
 })
 class E2EApp {
 
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(app: IonicApp) {
+    this.app = app;
     this.rootView = HomePage;
   }
 
+  closeMenu() {
+    this.app.getComponent('mainMenu').close();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/main.html
index b996641e25..2e9d2f4632 100644
--- a/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/aside/test/basic/main.html
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
     <ion-item>
       Potatoes
     </ion-item>
+    <ion-item (^click)="closeMenu()" id="e2eCloseMenu">
+      Close Menu
+    </ion-item>
   </ion-list>
 </ion-aside>