diff --git a/demos/src/config/app.module.ts b/demos/src/config/app.module.ts
index 708f3d9d68..03d90d81dc 100644
--- a/demos/src/config/app.module.ts
+++ b/demos/src/config/app.module.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ import { Config, IonicApp, IonicModule, Platform, NavController } from '../../io
 
 if (!window.localStorage) {
   Object.defineProperty(window, 'localStorage', new (function () {
-    var aKeys = [], oStorage = {};
+    var aKeys: any[] = [], oStorage = {};
     Object.defineProperty(oStorage, 'getItem', {
-      value: function (sKey) { return sKey ? this[sKey] : null; },
+      value: function (sKey: number) { return sKey ? this[sKey] : null; },
       writable: false,
       configurable: false,
       enumerable: false
     });
     Object.defineProperty(oStorage, 'key', {
-      value: function (nKeyId) { return aKeys[nKeyId]; },
+      value: function (nKeyId: number) { return aKeys[nKeyId]; },
       writable: false,
       configurable: false,
       enumerable: false
     });
     Object.defineProperty(oStorage, 'setItem', {
-      value: function (sKey, sValue) {
+      value: function (sKey: string, sValue: string) {
         if (!sKey) { return; }
         document.cookie = encodeURI(sKey) + '=' + encodeURI(sValue) + '; expires=Tue, 19 Jan 2038 03:14:07 GMT; path=/';
       },
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if (!window.localStorage) {
       enumerable: false
     });
     Object.defineProperty(oStorage, 'removeItem', {
-      value: function (sKey) {
+      value: function (sKey: string) {
         if (!sKey) { return; }
         document.cookie = encodeURI(sKey) + '=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT; path=/';
       },
@@ -40,21 +40,21 @@ if (!window.localStorage) {
       enumerable: false
     });
     this.get = function () {
-      var iThisIndx;
+      var iThisIndx: number;
       for (var sKey in oStorage) {
         iThisIndx = aKeys.indexOf(sKey);
         if (iThisIndx === -1) {
-          (oStorage as any).setItem(sKey, oStorage[sKey]);
+          (oStorage as any).setItem(sKey, (oStorage as any)[sKey]);
         } else {
           aKeys.splice(iThisIndx, 1);
         }
-        delete oStorage[sKey];
+        delete (oStorage as any)[sKey];
       }
       for (aKeys; aKeys.length > 0; aKeys.splice(0, 1)) { (oStorage as any).removeItem(aKeys[0]); }
-      for (var aCouple, iKey, nIdx = 0, aCouples = document.cookie.split(/\s*;\s*/); nIdx < aCouples.length; nIdx++) {
+      for (var aCouple: any, iKey: any, nIdx = 0, aCouples = document.cookie.split(/\s*;\s*/); nIdx < aCouples.length; nIdx++) {
         aCouple = aCouples[nIdx].split(/\s*=\s*/);
         if (aCouple.length > 1) {
-          oStorage[iKey = decodeURI(aCouple[0])] = decodeURI(aCouple[1]);
+          (oStorage as any)[iKey = decodeURI(aCouple[0])] = decodeURI(aCouple[1]);
           aKeys.push(iKey);
         }
       }
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ if (!window.localStorage) {
     };
     this.configurable = false;
     this.enumerable = true;
-  })());
+  } as any)());
 }
 
-var CONFIG_DEMO = null;
+var CONFIG_DEMO: any = null;
 
 if (window.localStorage.getItem('configDemo')) {
   CONFIG_DEMO = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('configDemo'));
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export class ApiDemoPage {
   initialConfig: any;
   constructor(_config: Config,  public navCtrl: NavController) {
     this.config = _config.settings();
+    this.initialConfig = this.config;
   }
 
 
diff --git a/demos/src/config/page.html b/demos/src/config/page.html
index dbc11dc034..73bda987e3 100644
--- a/demos/src/config/page.html
+++ b/demos/src/config/page.html
@@ -46,15 +46,20 @@
     </button>
   </div>
 
-  <p class="note">Any config for your app should be passed as the third argument to ionicBootstrap.</p>
+  <p class="note">Any config for your app should be passed as the second argument to <code>IonicModule.forRoot()</code>.</p>
 
   <!-- this has to be formatted weird for pre -->
   <pre margin>
-<!--ionicBootstrap(MyApp, [], {
-  backButtonIcon: "{{initialConfig.backButtonIcon}}"
-  iconMode: "{{initialConfig.iconMode}}"
-  tabsPlacement: "{{initialConfig.tabsPlacement}}"
-});--></pre>
+&#64;NgModule(&#123;
+  imports: [
+    IonicModule.forRoot(MyApp, &#123;
+      backButtonIcon: "{{initialConfig?.backButtonIcon}}"
+      iconMode: "{{initialConfig?.iconMode}}"
+      tabsPlacement: "{{initialConfig?.tabsPlacement}}"
+    &#125;)
+  ]
+&#125;)
+</pre>
 
   <div padding>
     <button ion-button block color="secondary" (click)="push()">
diff --git a/scripts/gulp/util.ts b/scripts/gulp/util.ts
index 9ecfbdc9ef..875f5bdcc0 100644
--- a/scripts/gulp/util.ts
+++ b/scripts/gulp/util.ts
@@ -196,10 +196,13 @@ export function runAppScripts(folderInfo: any, sassConfigPath: string, appEntryP
     scriptArgs.push('--debug');
   }
 
+  console.log('$ ionic-app-scripts', scriptArgs.join(' '));
+
   try {
     const scriptsCmd = spawnSync('ionic-app-scripts', scriptArgs);
 
     if (scriptsCmd.status !== 0) {
+      console.log(scriptsCmd.stderr.toString());
       return Promise.reject(scriptsCmd.stderr.toString());
     }