diff --git a/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js b/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
index 217c60d9c0..1af15577f1 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function($scope, $attrs, $ionicSideMenuDelegate, $ionicPlatform, $ionicBody) {
    * Toggle the left menu to open 100%
    */
   self.toggleLeft = function(shouldOpen) {
+    if(isAsideExposed) return;
     var openAmount = self.getOpenAmount();
     if (arguments.length === 0) {
       shouldOpen = openAmount <= 0;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ function($scope, $attrs, $ionicSideMenuDelegate, $ionicPlatform, $ionicBody) {
    * Toggle the right menu to open 100%
    */
   self.toggleRight = function(shouldOpen) {
+    if(isAsideExposed) return;
     var openAmount = self.getOpenAmount();
     if (arguments.length === 0) {
       shouldOpen = openAmount >= 0;
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ function($scope, $attrs, $ionicSideMenuDelegate, $ionicPlatform, $ionicBody) {
    * Close all menus.
    */
   self.close = function() {
-    if(isAsideExposed) return;
     self.openPercentage(0);
   };
 
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ function($scope, $attrs, $ionicSideMenuDelegate, $ionicPlatform, $ionicBody) {
   };
 
   self.exposeAside = function(shouldExposeAside) {
+    self.close();
     isAsideExposed = shouldExposeAside;
 
     // set the left marget width if it should be exposed
diff --git a/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js b/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js
index f6efa69b70..73c0cebbd2 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/sideMenuContent.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ function($timeout, $ionicGesture, $window) {
           }),
           setMarginLeft: ionic.animationFrameThrottle(function(amount) {
             if(amount) {
+              amount = parseInt(amount, 10);
               $element[0].style[ionic.CSS.TRANSFORM] = 'translate3d(' + amount + 'px,0,0)';
               $element[0].style.width = ($window.innerWidth - amount) + 'px';
               content.offsetX = amount;
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js
index 9ec6706b24..a277ce42ac 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/controller/sideMenuController.unit.js
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ describe('$ionicSideMenus controller', function() {
         el: document.createElement('div'),
         isEnabled: true
       });
-      ctrl.setContent(new Controller({ el: document.createElement('div') }));
+      var content = new Controller({ el: document.createElement('div') });
+      content.setMarginLeft = function(){};
+      ctrl.setContent(content);
     });
 
   });
@@ -104,6 +106,34 @@ describe('$ionicSideMenus controller', function() {
     expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(0);
   });
 
+  it('should not toggle left with exposed aside', function() {
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(0);
+    ctrl.exposeAside(true);
+    ctrl.toggleLeft();
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should not toggle right with exposed aside', function() {
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(0);
+    ctrl.exposeAside(true);
+    ctrl.toggleRight();
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should close left menu on expose aside', function() {
+    ctrl.toggleLeft();
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(100);
+    ctrl.exposeAside(true);
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should close right menu on expose aside', function() {
+    ctrl.toggleRight();
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(-100);
+    ctrl.exposeAside(true);
+    expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
   it('should toggle right', function() {
     ctrl.toggleRight();
     expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(-100);
@@ -219,9 +249,6 @@ describe('$ionicSideMenus controller', function() {
     expect(ctrl.getOpenPercentage()).toEqual(-100);
   });
 
-  it('Should test content drag events', function() {
-  });
-
   it('should register with backButton on open and dereg on close', inject(function($ionicPlatform) {
     var openAmount = 0;
     var deregSpy = jasmine.createSpy('deregister');