diff --git a/build/minified/modules/tab.js b/build/minified/modules/tab.js
index 00cf72eea..fc97617f6 100644
--- a/build/minified/modules/tab.js
+++ b/build/minified/modules/tab.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       moduleSelector  = $module.selector || '',
 
       eventNamespace  = '.' + settings.namespace,
-      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
+      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module', 
       
       className       = settings.className,
       metadata        = settings.metadata,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             return false;
           }
           else {
-            if(!settings.apiSettings) {
+            if($.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings) && settings.action === undefined && settings.url === undefined) {
               module.debug('No API url found, using current url');
               settings.apiSettings = {
                 url: settings.path + '/{$tab}'
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
             module.verbose('Address library found adding state change event');
             $.address
               .state(settings.path)
-              .change(module.event.history.change)
+              .unbind('change')
+              .bind('change', module.event.history.change)
             ;
           }
         }
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@
 
       change: function(tabPath) {
         var
-          pathArray = module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath)
+          pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
+          shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
+          remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
+          // only get default path if not remote content
+          pathArray = (remoteContent && !shouldIgnoreLoad)
+            ? module.utils.pathToArray(tabPath)
+            : module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath),
+          tabPath   = module.utils.arrayToPath(pathArray)
         ;
         module.deactivate.all();
         $.each(pathArray, function(index, tab) {
@@ -170,10 +178,6 @@
 
             isTab              = module.is.tab(currentPath),
             isLastIndex        = (index + 1 == pathArray.length),
-
-            pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
-            shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
-            remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
             
             $tab               = module.get.tabElement(currentPath),
             nextPathArray,
@@ -195,7 +199,9 @@
               nextPathArray = pathArray.slice(0, index + 2);
               nextPath      = module.utils.arrayToPath(nextPathArray);
               isLastTab     = ( !module.is.tab(nextPath) );
-              module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              if(isLastTab) {
+                module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              }
             }
             if(isLastTab && remoteContent) {
               if(!shouldIgnoreLoad) {
@@ -208,14 +214,15 @@
                 module.cache.add(tabPath, $tab.html());
                 module.activate.all(currentPath);
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               }
+              return false;
             }
             else {
               module.debug('Opened local tab', currentPath);
               module.activate.all(currentPath);
               $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
             }
-            return false;
           }
           else {
             module.error(errors.missingTab, tab);
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@
                   module.debug('Content loaded in background', tabPath);
                 }
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               },
               urlData: { tab: fullTabPath }
             },
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@
             module.debug('Showing existing content', fullTabPath);
             module.content.update(tabPath, cachedContent);
             module.activate.tab(tabPath);
-            $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+            $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
           }
           else if(existingRequest) {
             module.debug('Content is already loading', fullTabPath);
@@ -297,10 +305,10 @@
         },
         navigation: function(tabPath) {
           var
-            $nav = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
+            $navigation = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
           ;
-          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $nav);
-          $nav.addClass(className.active);
+          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $navigation, tabPath);
+          $navigation.addClass(className.active);
         }
       },
 
@@ -354,6 +362,9 @@
             }
             module.error(errors.recursion);
           }
+          else {
+            module.debug('No default tabs found for', tabPath);
+          }
           recursionDepth = 0;
           return tabPath;
         },
@@ -626,4 +637,4 @@
 
   };
 
-})( jQuery, window , document );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery, window , document );
diff --git a/build/minified/modules/tab.min.js b/build/minified/modules/tab.min.js
index 5862aca42..5093a123f 100644
--- a/build/minified/modules/tab.min.js
+++ b/build/minified/modules/tab.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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b=a(this).data(w.tab);b!==d?b!==e&&(j.history?a.address.value(b):h.change(b)):h.debug("No tab specified")},history:{change:function(b){var c=b.pathNames.join("/")||h.get.initialPath(),e=j.templates.determineTitle(c)||!1;h.debug("History change event",c,b),g=b,c!==d&&h.change(c),e&&a.address.title(e)}}},refresh:function(){e&&(h.debug("Refreshing tab",e),h.change(e))},cache:{read:function(a){return a!==d?m[a]:!1},add:function(a,b){a=a||e,h.debug("Adding cached content for",a),m[a]=b},remove:function(a){a=a||e,h.debug("Removing cached content for",a),delete m[a]}},change:function(c){var d=h.get.defaultPathArray(c);h.deactivate.all(),a.each(d,function(i,k){var l,m,o,p=d.slice(0,i+1),q=h.utils.arrayToPath(p),r=h.is.tab(q),s=i+1==d.length,t=b.history&&b.history.pushState,u=t&&j.ignoreFirstLoad&&n,v=a.isPlainObject(j.apiSettings),w=h.get.tabElement(q);return h.verbose("Looking for tab",k),r?(h.verbose("Tab was found",k),e=q,f=h.utils.filterArray(d,p),s?o=!0:(l=d.slice(0,i+2),m=h.utils.arrayToPath(l),o=!h.is.tab(m),h.verbose("Tab parameters found",l)),o&&v?u?(h.debug("Ignoring remote content on first tab load",q),n=!1,h.cache.add(c,w.html()),h.activate.all(q),a.proxy(j.onTabInit,w)(q,f,g)):(h.activate.navigation(q),h.content.fetch(q,c)):(h.debug("Opened local tab",q),h.activate.all(q),a.proxy(j.onTabLoad,w)(q,f,g)),!1):(h.error(y.missingTab,k),!1)})},content:{fetch:function(b,c){var i=h.get.tabElement(b),c=c||b,k=h.cache.read(c),l={dataType:"html",stateContext:i,success:function(d){h.cache.add(c,d),h.content.update(b,d),b==e?(h.debug("Content loaded",b),h.activate.tab(b)):h.debug("Content loaded in background",b),a.proxy(j.onTabInit,i)(b,f,g)},urlData:{tab:c}},m=i.data(w.promise)||!1,n=m&&"pending"===m.state();j.cache&&k?(h.debug("Showing existing content",c),h.content.update(b,k),h.activate.tab(b),a.proxy(j.onTabInit,i)(b,f,g)):n?(h.debug("Content is already 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h.utils.pathToArray(h.get.defaultPath(a))},defaultPath:function(a){var b=k.filter("[data-"+w.tab+'^="'+a+'/"]').eq(0),c=b.data(w.tab)||!1;if(c){if(h.debug("Found default tab",c),o<j.maxDepth)return o++,h.get.defaultPath(c);h.error(y.recursion)}return o=0,a},navElement:function(a){return a=a||e,k.filter("[data-"+w.tab+'="'+a+'"]')},tabElement:function(a){var b,c,d,f;return a=a||e,d=h.utils.pathToArray(a),f=h.utils.last(d),b=l.filter("[data-"+w.tab+'="'+f+'"]'),c=l.filter("[data-"+w.tab+'="'+a+'"]'),b.size()>0?b:c},tab:function(){return e}},utils:{filterArray:function(b,c){return a.grep(b,function(b){return-1==a.inArray(b,c)})},last:function(b){return a.isArray(b)?b[b.length-1]:!1},pathToArray:function(a){return a===d&&(a=e),"string"==typeof a?a.split("/"):[a]},arrayToPath:function(b){return a.isArray(b)?b.join("/"):!1}},setting:function(b,c){return c===d?j[b]:(a.isPlainObject(b)?a.extend(!0,j,b):j[b]=c,void 0)},internal:function(b,c){return c===d?h[b]:(a.isPlainObject(b)?a.extend(!0,h,b):h[b]=c,void 0)},debug:function(){j.debug&&(j.performance?h.performance.log(arguments):h.debug=Function.prototype.bind.call(console.info,console,j.moduleName+":"))},verbose:function(){j.verbose&&j.debug&&(j.performance?h.performance.log(arguments):h.verbose=Function.prototype.bind.call(console.info,console,j.moduleName+":"))},error:function(){h.error=Function.prototype.bind.call(console.error,console,j.moduleName+":")},performance:{log:function(a){var b,c,d;j.performance&&(b=(new Date).getTime(),d=q||b,c=b-d,q=b,r.push({Element:p,Name:a[0],Arguments:[].slice.call(a,1)||"","Execution Time":c})),clearTimeout(h.performance.timer),h.performance.timer=setTimeout(h.performance.display,100)},display:function(){var b=j.moduleName+":",c=0;q=!1,a.each(r,function(a,b){c+=b["Execution Time"]}),b+=" "+c+"ms",s&&(b+=" 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\ No newline at end of file
+!function(a,b,c,d){a.fn.tabNavigation=function(c){var e,f,g,h,i,j=a.extend(!0,{},a.fn.tabNavigation.settings,c),k=a(this),l=a(j.context).find(j.selector.tabs),m={},n=!0,o=0,p=this,q=(new Date).getTime(),r=[],s=k.selector||"",t="."+j.namespace,u=j.namespace+"-module",v=j.className,w=j.metadata,x=j.namespace,y=j.errors,z=k.data(u),A=arguments[0],B=z!==d&&"string"==typeof A,C=[].slice.call(arguments,1);return h={initialize:function(){if(h.debug("Initializing Tabs",k),j.history){if(a.address===d)return h.error(y.state),!1;if(j.path===!1)return h.error(y.path),!1;a.isPlainObject(j.apiSettings)&&j.action===d&&j.url===d&&(h.debug("No API url found, using current url"),j.apiSettings={url:j.path+"/{$tab}"}),h.verbose("Address library found adding state change event"),a.address.state(j.path).unbind("change").bind("change",h.event.history.change)}a.isWindow(p)||k.on("click."+t,h.event.click),k.data(u,h)},destroy:function(){h.debug("Destroying 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content without API module",noContent:"The tab you specified is missing a content url.",method:"The method you called is not defined",state:"The state library has not been initialized",missingTab:"Tab cannot be found",path:"History enabled, but no path was specified",recursion:"Max recursive depth reached"},metadata:{tab:"tab",loaded:"loaded",promise:"promise"},className:{loading:"loading",active:"active"},selector:{tabs:".tab"}}}(jQuery,window,document);
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diff --git a/build/packaged/modules/tab.js b/build/packaged/modules/tab.js
index 00cf72eea..fc97617f6 100644
--- a/build/packaged/modules/tab.js
+++ b/build/packaged/modules/tab.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       moduleSelector  = $module.selector || '',
 
       eventNamespace  = '.' + settings.namespace,
-      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
+      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module', 
       
       className       = settings.className,
       metadata        = settings.metadata,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             return false;
           }
           else {
-            if(!settings.apiSettings) {
+            if($.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings) && settings.action === undefined && settings.url === undefined) {
               module.debug('No API url found, using current url');
               settings.apiSettings = {
                 url: settings.path + '/{$tab}'
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
             module.verbose('Address library found adding state change event');
             $.address
               .state(settings.path)
-              .change(module.event.history.change)
+              .unbind('change')
+              .bind('change', module.event.history.change)
             ;
           }
         }
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@
 
       change: function(tabPath) {
         var
-          pathArray = module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath)
+          pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
+          shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
+          remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
+          // only get default path if not remote content
+          pathArray = (remoteContent && !shouldIgnoreLoad)
+            ? module.utils.pathToArray(tabPath)
+            : module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath),
+          tabPath   = module.utils.arrayToPath(pathArray)
         ;
         module.deactivate.all();
         $.each(pathArray, function(index, tab) {
@@ -170,10 +178,6 @@
 
             isTab              = module.is.tab(currentPath),
             isLastIndex        = (index + 1 == pathArray.length),
-
-            pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
-            shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
-            remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
             
             $tab               = module.get.tabElement(currentPath),
             nextPathArray,
@@ -195,7 +199,9 @@
               nextPathArray = pathArray.slice(0, index + 2);
               nextPath      = module.utils.arrayToPath(nextPathArray);
               isLastTab     = ( !module.is.tab(nextPath) );
-              module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              if(isLastTab) {
+                module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              }
             }
             if(isLastTab && remoteContent) {
               if(!shouldIgnoreLoad) {
@@ -208,14 +214,15 @@
                 module.cache.add(tabPath, $tab.html());
                 module.activate.all(currentPath);
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               }
+              return false;
             }
             else {
               module.debug('Opened local tab', currentPath);
               module.activate.all(currentPath);
               $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
             }
-            return false;
           }
           else {
             module.error(errors.missingTab, tab);
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@
                   module.debug('Content loaded in background', tabPath);
                 }
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               },
               urlData: { tab: fullTabPath }
             },
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@
             module.debug('Showing existing content', fullTabPath);
             module.content.update(tabPath, cachedContent);
             module.activate.tab(tabPath);
-            $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+            $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
           }
           else if(existingRequest) {
             module.debug('Content is already loading', fullTabPath);
@@ -297,10 +305,10 @@
         },
         navigation: function(tabPath) {
           var
-            $nav = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
+            $navigation = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
           ;
-          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $nav);
-          $nav.addClass(className.active);
+          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $navigation, tabPath);
+          $navigation.addClass(className.active);
         }
       },
 
@@ -354,6 +362,9 @@
             }
             module.error(errors.recursion);
           }
+          else {
+            module.debug('No default tabs found for', tabPath);
+          }
           recursionDepth = 0;
           return tabPath;
         },
@@ -626,4 +637,4 @@
 
   };
 
-})( jQuery, window , document );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery, window , document );
diff --git a/build/packaged/semantic.min.js.REMOVED.git-id b/build/packaged/semantic.min.js.REMOVED.git-id
index bc0a09241..0f58795f7 100644
--- a/build/packaged/semantic.min.js.REMOVED.git-id
+++ b/build/packaged/semantic.min.js.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-961672b84f3f52255c73991920d39065c129dc63
\ No newline at end of file
+cdb6cb010bf7ebc91a85709b7065a1eda3bdf842
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/uncompressed/modules/tab.js b/build/uncompressed/modules/tab.js
index 00cf72eea..fc97617f6 100644
--- a/build/uncompressed/modules/tab.js
+++ b/build/uncompressed/modules/tab.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       moduleSelector  = $module.selector || '',
 
       eventNamespace  = '.' + settings.namespace,
-      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
+      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module', 
       
       className       = settings.className,
       metadata        = settings.metadata,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             return false;
           }
           else {
-            if(!settings.apiSettings) {
+            if($.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings) && settings.action === undefined && settings.url === undefined) {
               module.debug('No API url found, using current url');
               settings.apiSettings = {
                 url: settings.path + '/{$tab}'
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
             module.verbose('Address library found adding state change event');
             $.address
               .state(settings.path)
-              .change(module.event.history.change)
+              .unbind('change')
+              .bind('change', module.event.history.change)
             ;
           }
         }
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@
 
       change: function(tabPath) {
         var
-          pathArray = module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath)
+          pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
+          shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
+          remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
+          // only get default path if not remote content
+          pathArray = (remoteContent && !shouldIgnoreLoad)
+            ? module.utils.pathToArray(tabPath)
+            : module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath),
+          tabPath   = module.utils.arrayToPath(pathArray)
         ;
         module.deactivate.all();
         $.each(pathArray, function(index, tab) {
@@ -170,10 +178,6 @@
 
             isTab              = module.is.tab(currentPath),
             isLastIndex        = (index + 1 == pathArray.length),
-
-            pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
-            shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
-            remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
             
             $tab               = module.get.tabElement(currentPath),
             nextPathArray,
@@ -195,7 +199,9 @@
               nextPathArray = pathArray.slice(0, index + 2);
               nextPath      = module.utils.arrayToPath(nextPathArray);
               isLastTab     = ( !module.is.tab(nextPath) );
-              module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              if(isLastTab) {
+                module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              }
             }
             if(isLastTab && remoteContent) {
               if(!shouldIgnoreLoad) {
@@ -208,14 +214,15 @@
                 module.cache.add(tabPath, $tab.html());
                 module.activate.all(currentPath);
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               }
+              return false;
             }
             else {
               module.debug('Opened local tab', currentPath);
               module.activate.all(currentPath);
               $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
             }
-            return false;
           }
           else {
             module.error(errors.missingTab, tab);
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@
                   module.debug('Content loaded in background', tabPath);
                 }
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               },
               urlData: { tab: fullTabPath }
             },
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@
             module.debug('Showing existing content', fullTabPath);
             module.content.update(tabPath, cachedContent);
             module.activate.tab(tabPath);
-            $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+            $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
           }
           else if(existingRequest) {
             module.debug('Content is already loading', fullTabPath);
@@ -297,10 +305,10 @@
         },
         navigation: function(tabPath) {
           var
-            $nav = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
+            $navigation = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
           ;
-          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $nav);
-          $nav.addClass(className.active);
+          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $navigation, tabPath);
+          $navigation.addClass(className.active);
         }
       },
 
@@ -354,6 +362,9 @@
             }
             module.error(errors.recursion);
           }
+          else {
+            module.debug('No default tabs found for', tabPath);
+          }
           recursionDepth = 0;
           return tabPath;
         },
@@ -626,4 +637,4 @@
 
   };
 
-})( jQuery, window , document );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery, window , document );
diff --git a/node/src/files/components/semantic/modules/tab.js b/node/src/files/components/semantic/modules/tab.js
index 00cf72eea..fc97617f6 100644
--- a/node/src/files/components/semantic/modules/tab.js
+++ b/node/src/files/components/semantic/modules/tab.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       moduleSelector  = $module.selector || '',
 
       eventNamespace  = '.' + settings.namespace,
-      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
+      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module', 
       
       className       = settings.className,
       metadata        = settings.metadata,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             return false;
           }
           else {
-            if(!settings.apiSettings) {
+            if($.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings) && settings.action === undefined && settings.url === undefined) {
               module.debug('No API url found, using current url');
               settings.apiSettings = {
                 url: settings.path + '/{$tab}'
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
             module.verbose('Address library found adding state change event');
             $.address
               .state(settings.path)
-              .change(module.event.history.change)
+              .unbind('change')
+              .bind('change', module.event.history.change)
             ;
           }
         }
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@
 
       change: function(tabPath) {
         var
-          pathArray = module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath)
+          pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
+          shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
+          remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
+          // only get default path if not remote content
+          pathArray = (remoteContent && !shouldIgnoreLoad)
+            ? module.utils.pathToArray(tabPath)
+            : module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath),
+          tabPath   = module.utils.arrayToPath(pathArray)
         ;
         module.deactivate.all();
         $.each(pathArray, function(index, tab) {
@@ -170,10 +178,6 @@
 
             isTab              = module.is.tab(currentPath),
             isLastIndex        = (index + 1 == pathArray.length),
-
-            pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
-            shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
-            remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
             
             $tab               = module.get.tabElement(currentPath),
             nextPathArray,
@@ -195,7 +199,9 @@
               nextPathArray = pathArray.slice(0, index + 2);
               nextPath      = module.utils.arrayToPath(nextPathArray);
               isLastTab     = ( !module.is.tab(nextPath) );
-              module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              if(isLastTab) {
+                module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              }
             }
             if(isLastTab && remoteContent) {
               if(!shouldIgnoreLoad) {
@@ -208,14 +214,15 @@
                 module.cache.add(tabPath, $tab.html());
                 module.activate.all(currentPath);
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               }
+              return false;
             }
             else {
               module.debug('Opened local tab', currentPath);
               module.activate.all(currentPath);
               $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
             }
-            return false;
           }
           else {
             module.error(errors.missingTab, tab);
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@
                   module.debug('Content loaded in background', tabPath);
                 }
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               },
               urlData: { tab: fullTabPath }
             },
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@
             module.debug('Showing existing content', fullTabPath);
             module.content.update(tabPath, cachedContent);
             module.activate.tab(tabPath);
-            $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+            $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
           }
           else if(existingRequest) {
             module.debug('Content is already loading', fullTabPath);
@@ -297,10 +305,10 @@
         },
         navigation: function(tabPath) {
           var
-            $nav = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
+            $navigation = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
           ;
-          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $nav);
-          $nav.addClass(className.active);
+          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $navigation, tabPath);
+          $navigation.addClass(className.active);
         }
       },
 
@@ -354,6 +362,9 @@
             }
             module.error(errors.recursion);
           }
+          else {
+            module.debug('No default tabs found for', tabPath);
+          }
           recursionDepth = 0;
           return tabPath;
         },
@@ -626,4 +637,4 @@
 
   };
 
-})( jQuery, window , document );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery, window , document );
diff --git a/node/src/files/stylesheets/semantic.css b/node/src/files/stylesheets/semantic.css
index 1cc10fbdf..f9192f24c 100755
--- a/node/src/files/stylesheets/semantic.css
+++ b/node/src/files/stylesheets/semantic.css
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ a:hover {
   -webkit-border-radius: 0px;
   -moz-border-radius: 0px;
   border-radius: 0px;
-  font-size: 0.85em;
+}
+#example #menu .item .item {
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
 }
 
 #example .sidr .ui.menu {
diff --git a/src/modules/tab.js b/src/modules/tab.js
index 00cf72eea..fc97617f6 100755
--- a/src/modules/tab.js
+++ b/src/modules/tab.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       moduleSelector  = $module.selector || '',
 
       eventNamespace  = '.' + settings.namespace,
-      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
+      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module', 
       
       className       = settings.className,
       metadata        = settings.metadata,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             return false;
           }
           else {
-            if(!settings.apiSettings) {
+            if($.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings) && settings.action === undefined && settings.url === undefined) {
               module.debug('No API url found, using current url');
               settings.apiSettings = {
                 url: settings.path + '/{$tab}'
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
             module.verbose('Address library found adding state change event');
             $.address
               .state(settings.path)
-              .change(module.event.history.change)
+              .unbind('change')
+              .bind('change', module.event.history.change)
             ;
           }
         }
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@
 
       change: function(tabPath) {
         var
-          pathArray = module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath)
+          pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
+          shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
+          remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
+          // only get default path if not remote content
+          pathArray = (remoteContent && !shouldIgnoreLoad)
+            ? module.utils.pathToArray(tabPath)
+            : module.get.defaultPathArray(tabPath),
+          tabPath   = module.utils.arrayToPath(pathArray)
         ;
         module.deactivate.all();
         $.each(pathArray, function(index, tab) {
@@ -170,10 +178,6 @@
 
             isTab              = module.is.tab(currentPath),
             isLastIndex        = (index + 1 == pathArray.length),
-
-            pushStateAvailable = (window.history && window.history.pushState),
-            shouldIgnoreLoad   = (pushStateAvailable && settings.ignoreFirstLoad && firstLoad),
-            remoteContent      = $.isPlainObject(settings.apiSettings),
             
             $tab               = module.get.tabElement(currentPath),
             nextPathArray,
@@ -195,7 +199,9 @@
               nextPathArray = pathArray.slice(0, index + 2);
               nextPath      = module.utils.arrayToPath(nextPathArray);
               isLastTab     = ( !module.is.tab(nextPath) );
-              module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              if(isLastTab) {
+                module.verbose('Tab parameters found', nextPathArray);
+              }
             }
             if(isLastTab && remoteContent) {
               if(!shouldIgnoreLoad) {
@@ -208,14 +214,15 @@
                 module.cache.add(tabPath, $tab.html());
                 module.activate.all(currentPath);
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               }
+              return false;
             }
             else {
               module.debug('Opened local tab', currentPath);
               module.activate.all(currentPath);
               $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(currentPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
             }
-            return false;
           }
           else {
             module.error(errors.missingTab, tab);
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@
                   module.debug('Content loaded in background', tabPath);
                 }
                 $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+                $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
               },
               urlData: { tab: fullTabPath }
             },
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@
             module.debug('Showing existing content', fullTabPath);
             module.content.update(tabPath, cachedContent);
             module.activate.tab(tabPath);
-            $.proxy(settings.onTabInit, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
+            $.proxy(settings.onTabLoad, $tab)(tabPath, parameterArray, historyEvent);
           }
           else if(existingRequest) {
             module.debug('Content is already loading', fullTabPath);
@@ -297,10 +305,10 @@
         },
         navigation: function(tabPath) {
           var
-            $nav = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
+            $navigation = module.get.navElement(tabPath)
           ;
-          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $nav);
-          $nav.addClass(className.active);
+          module.verbose('Activating tab navigation for', $navigation, tabPath);
+          $navigation.addClass(className.active);
         }
       },
 
@@ -354,6 +362,9 @@
             }
             module.error(errors.recursion);
           }
+          else {
+            module.debug('No default tabs found for', tabPath);
+          }
           recursionDepth = 0;
           return tabPath;
         },
@@ -626,4 +637,4 @@
 
   };
 
-})( jQuery, window , document );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery, window , document );