diff --git a/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts b/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts
index 70f04dbf9f0..29f3ced9f33 100644
--- a/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts
+++ b/src/components/alert/alert-component.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ export class AlertCmp {
     }
 
     if (shouldDismiss) {
-      this.dismiss(button.role);
+      this.dismiss(button.role).catch(() => {
+        console.debug('alert can not be dismissed');
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
index b3c8840dd80..68a919988e2 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
@@ -315,12 +315,7 @@ export class ItemSliding {
       openAmount = optsWidth + (openAmount - optsWidth) * ELASTIC_FACTOR;
     }
 
-          // this.debouncer.write(() => {
-
-      // });
-    this._dom.write(() => {
-      this._setOpenAmount(openAmount, false);
-    });
+    this._setOpenAmount(openAmount, false);
 
     return openAmount;
   }
@@ -362,29 +357,30 @@ export class ItemSliding {
    * @private
    */
   private calculateOptsWidth() {
-    this._plt.raf(() => {
-      if (!this._optsDirty) {
-        return;
-      }
-      this._optsWidthRightSide = 0;
-      if (this._rightOptions) {
-        this._optsWidthRightSide = this._rightOptions.width();
-        assert(this._optsWidthRightSide > 0, '_optsWidthRightSide should not be zero');
-      }
+    if (!this._optsDirty) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this._optsWidthRightSide = 0;
+    if (this._rightOptions) {
+      this._optsWidthRightSide = this._rightOptions.width();
+      assert(this._optsWidthRightSide > 0, '_optsWidthRightSide should not be zero');
+    }
 
-      this._optsWidthLeftSide = 0;
-      if (this._leftOptions) {
-        this._optsWidthLeftSide = this._leftOptions.width();
-        assert(this._optsWidthLeftSide > 0, '_optsWidthLeftSide should not be zero');
-      }
-      this._optsDirty = false;
-    });
+    this._optsWidthLeftSide = 0;
+    if (this._leftOptions) {
+      this._optsWidthLeftSide = this._leftOptions.width();
+      assert(this._optsWidthLeftSide > 0, '_optsWidthLeftSide should not be zero');
+    }
+    this._optsDirty = false;
   }
 
   private _setOpenAmount(openAmount: number, isFinal: boolean) {
     const platform = this._plt;
 
-    platform.cancelTimeout(this._tmr);
+    if (this._tmr) {
+      platform.cancelTimeout(this._tmr);
+      this._tmr = null;
+    }
     this._openAmount = openAmount;
 
     if (isFinal) {
diff --git a/src/components/nav/nav-pop.ts b/src/components/nav/nav-pop.ts
index a06a479d33b..3aa5ef7e22d 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/nav-pop.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/nav-pop.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ export class NavPop {
   onClick(): boolean {
     // If no target, or if target is _self, prevent default browser behavior
     if (this._nav) {
-      this._nav.pop(null, null);
+      this._nav.pop().catch(() => {
+        console.debug('navPop was rejected');
+      });
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/nav/nav-push.ts b/src/components/nav/nav-push.ts
index 34eb0707eeb..5dd2579371a 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/nav-push.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/nav-push.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ export class NavPush {
   @HostListener('click')
   onClick(): boolean {
     if (this._nav && this.navPush) {
-      this._nav.push(this.navPush, this.navParams, null);
+      this._nav.push(this.navPush, this.navParams).catch(() => {
+        console.debug('navPush was rejected');
+      });
       return false;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app.module.ts b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app.module.ts
index f7bdf718abe..d2a696f3aa8 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app.module.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export class TabsPage {
               alert.dismiss().then(() => {
                 resolve();
               });
+              return false;
             }
           }
         ]
diff --git a/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts b/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
index 9a9d1e1a417..bce37e86d42 100644
--- a/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ export class PanGesture {
   pointerMove(ev: any) {
     assert(this.started === true, 'started must be true');
     if (this.captured) {
-      this.onDragMove(ev);
+      this.debouncer.write(() => {
+        this.onDragMove(ev);
+      });
       return;
     }