diff --git a/ionic/components/segment/segment.ts b/ionic/components/segment/segment.ts
index 6112d0a317..945ed8b4a6 100644
--- a/ionic/components/segment/segment.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/segment/segment.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ export class Segment extends Ion {
    * @param {string} value  Value of the button to select.
    */
   selectFromValue(value) {
-    for(let button of this.buttons) {
+    if (this.buttons.length == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    //for(let button of this.buttons) {
+    for(var i = 0, j = this.buttons.length; i < j; i++) {
+      var button = this.buttons[i];
       if(button.value === value) {
         button.isActive = true;
       }
@@ -89,7 +94,9 @@ export class Segment extends Ion {
    * @param {SegmentButton} segmentButton  The button to select.
    */
   selected(segmentButton) {
-    for(let button of this.buttons) {
+    //for(let button of this.buttons) {
+    for(var i = 0, j = this.buttons.length; i < j; i++) {
+      let button = this.buttons[i];
       button.isActive = false;
     }
     segmentButton.isActive = true;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cdcbe948db..f7f2542772 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
     "link": "npm install && gulp src && npm link"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-alpha.42",
     "@reactivex/rxjs": "0.0.0-prealpha.3",
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-alpha.42",
+    "es6-shim": "^0.33.6",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.1",
     "zone.js": "0.5.8"
   },