diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/tab.js b/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
index 05be67b1c..40afff849 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ $.fn.tab.settings = {
 
   alwaysRefresh   : false,      // load tab content new every tab click
   cache           : true,       // cache the content requests to pull locally
-  cacheType       : 'html',     // Whether to cache exact response, or to html cache contents after scripts execute
+  cacheType       : 'response', // Whether to cache exact response, or to html cache contents after scripts execute
   ignoreFirstLoad : false,      // don't load remote content on first load
 
   apiSettings     : false,      // settings for api call