diff --git a/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js b/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
index 5e0cd4915aa..b3340a8b788 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  * @param {number=} slide-interval How many milliseconds to wait to change slides (if does-continue is true). Defaults to 4000.
  * @param {boolean=} show-pager Whether a pager should be shown for this slide box.
  * @param {expression=} pager-click Expression to call when a pager is clicked (if show-pager is true). Is passed the 'index' variable.
- * @param {boolean=} disable-scroll Whether to disallow scrolling/dragging of the slide-box content.
  * @param {expression=} on-slide-changed Expression called whenever the slide is changed.  Is passed an 'index' variable.
  * @param {expression=} active-slide Model to bind the current slide to.
  */
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $ionicSlideBoxDelegate) {
       var slider = new ionic.views.Slider({
         el: $element[0],
         auto: slideInterval,
-        disableScroll: ($scope.$eval($scope.disableScroll) === true) || false,
         continuous: continuous,
         startSlide: $scope.activeSlide,
         slidesChanged: function() {
@@ -82,6 +80,8 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $ionicSlideBoxDelegate) {
         }
       });
 
+      slider.enableSlide($scope.$eval($attrs.disableScroll) !== true);
+
       $scope.$watch('activeSlide', function(nv) {
         if(angular.isDefined(nv)){
           slider.slide(nv);