diff --git a/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts b/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
index b37262098..d38f3f2d1 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ export class NativeScriptSanitizer extends Sanitizer {
 }
 
 // Add a fake polyfill for the document object
-(<any>global).document = (<any>global).document || {};
+(<any>global).document = (<any>global).document || {
+    getElementById: () => { return undefined; }
+};
+
 const doc = (<any>global).document;
 doc.body = Object.assign(doc.body || {}, {
     isOverride: true,
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/testing/src/util.ts b/nativescript-angular/testing/src/util.ts
index 52859e89e..3cc5b8f8f 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/testing/src/util.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/testing/src/util.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ export function nsTestBedAfterEach(resetEnv = true, resetFn = nsTestBedInit) {
         const root = testingRootView() as LayoutBase;
         const fixtures = activeTestFixtures.pop();
         fixtures.forEach((fixture) => {
-            root.removeChild(fixture.nativeElement);
+            const fixtureView = <View>fixture.nativeElement;
+            if (fixtureView.parent === root) {
+                root.removeChild(fixtureView);
+            }
             fixture.destroy();
         });
         TestBed.resetTestingModule();
@@ -144,10 +147,10 @@ export function nsTestBedRender<T>(componentType: Type<T>): Promise<ComponentFix
     const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(componentType);
     fixture.detectChanges();
     return fixture.whenRenderingDone()
-    // TODO(jd): it seems that the whenStable and whenRenderingDone utilities of ComponentFixture
-    //           do not work as expected. I looked at how to fix it and it's not clear how to provide
-    //           a {N} specific subclass, because ComponentFixture is newed directly rather than injected
-    // What to do about it? Maybe fakeAsync can help? For now just setTimeout for 100ms (x_X)
+        // TODO(jd): it seems that the whenStable and whenRenderingDone utilities of ComponentFixture
+        //           do not work as expected. I looked at how to fix it and it's not clear how to provide
+        //           a {N} specific subclass, because ComponentFixture is newed directly rather than injected
+        // What to do about it? Maybe fakeAsync can help? For now just setTimeout for 100ms (x_X)
         .then(promiseWait(100))
         .then(() => {
             const list = activeTestFixtures[activeTestFixtures.length - 1];
diff --git a/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts b/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts
index fff8368ec..d239c495d 100644
--- a/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts
+++ b/tests/app/tests/platform-filter-components.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe("Platform filter directives", () => {
             return nsTestBedRender(IosSpecificComponent).then((fixture) => {
                 const componentRef = fixture.componentRef;
                 const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
-                assert.isTrue(dumpView(componentRoot, true).indexOf("(Label[text=IOS])") >= 0);
+                assert.isTrue(dumpView(componentRoot, true).indexOf("(label[text=IOS])") >= 0);
             });
         });
         it("does not render android specific content", () => {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("Platform filter directives", () => {
                 const componentRef = fixture.componentRef;
                 const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer (StackLayout (Label[text=IOS])))",
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer (stacklayout (label[text=IOS])))",
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
             });
         });
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("Platform filter directives", () => {
             return nsTestBedRender(AndroidSpecificComponent).then((fixture) => {
                 const componentRef = fixture.componentRef;
                 const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
-                assert.isTrue(dumpView(componentRoot, true).indexOf("(Label[text=ANDROID])") >= 0);
+                assert.isTrue(dumpView(componentRoot, true).indexOf("(label[text=ANDROID])") >= 0);
             });
         });
         it("does not render ios specific content", () => {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe("Platform filter directives", () => {
                 const componentRef = fixture.componentRef;
                 const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer (StackLayout (Label[text=ANDROID])))",
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer (stacklayout (label[text=ANDROID])))",
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
             });
         });
diff --git a/tests/app/tests/renderer-tests.ts b/tests/app/tests/renderer-tests.ts
index 94c0a4e7e..ae6c5346b 100644
--- a/tests/app/tests/renderer-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/tests/renderer-tests.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
         return nsTestBedRender(LayoutWithLabel).then((fixture) => {
             const componentRef: ComponentRef<LayoutWithLabel> = fixture.componentRef;
             const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
-            assert.equal("(ProxyViewContainer (StackLayout (Label)))", dumpView(componentRoot));
+            assert.equal("(proxyviewcontainer (stacklayout (label)))", dumpView(componentRoot));
         });
     });
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
         return nsTestBedRender(LabelContainer).then((fixture) => {
             const componentRef: ComponentRef<LabelContainer> = fixture.componentRef;
             const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
-            assert.equal("(ProxyViewContainer (GridLayout (ProxyViewContainer (Label))))", dumpView(componentRoot));
+            assert.equal("(proxyviewcontainer (gridlayout (proxyviewcontainer (label))))", dumpView(componentRoot));
         });
     });
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
             const componentRef: ComponentRef<ProjectionContainer> = fixture.componentRef;
             const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
             assert.equal(
-                "(ProxyViewContainer (GridLayout (ProxyViewContainer (StackLayout (Button)))))",
+                "(proxyviewcontainer (gridlayout (proxyviewcontainer (stacklayout (button)))))",
                  dumpView(componentRoot));
         });
     });
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
             return nsTestBedRender(NgIfLabel).then((fixture) => {
                 const componentRef: ComponentRef<NgIfLabel> = fixture.componentRef;
                 const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
-                assert.equal("(ProxyViewContainer)", dumpView(componentRoot));
+                assert.equal("(proxyviewcontainer)", dumpView(componentRoot));
             });
         });
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
 
                 component.show = true;
                 fixture.detectChanges();
-                assert.equal("(ProxyViewContainer (Label))", dumpView(componentRoot));
+                assert.equal("(proxyviewcontainer (label))", dumpView(componentRoot));
             });
         });
 
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 component.show = true;
                 fixture.detectChanges();
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer (StackLayout (Label), (Button)))",
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer (stacklayout (label), (button)))",
                     dumpView(componentRoot));
             });
         });
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 component.show = true;
                 fixture.detectChanges();
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer " +
-                        "(StackLayout " +
-                            "(Label[text=1]), " +
-                            "(Label[text=2]), " +
-                            "(Label[text=3]), " +
-                            "(Label[text=4]), " + // the content to be conditionally displayed
-                            "(Label[text=5])" +
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer " +
+                        "(stacklayout " +
+                            "(label[text=1]), " +
+                            "(label[text=2]), " +
+                            "(label[text=3]), " +
+                            "(label[text=4]), " + // the content to be conditionally displayed
+                            "(label[text=5])" +
                         ")" +
                     ")",
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 fixture.detectChanges();
 
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer " +
-                        "(StackLayout " +
-                            "(Label[text=If])" +
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer " +
+                        "(stacklayout " +
+                            "(label[text=If])" +
                         ")" +
                     ")",
 
@@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 component.show = false;
                 fixture.detectChanges();
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer " +
-                        "(StackLayout " +
-                            "(Label[text=Else])" +
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer " +
+                        "(stacklayout " +
+                            "(label[text=Else])" +
                         ")" +
                     ")",
 
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
 
                 fixture.detectChanges();
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer " +
-                        "(StackLayout " +
-                            "(Label[text=Then])" +
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer " +
+                        "(stacklayout " +
+                            "(label[text=Then])" +
                         ")" +
                     ")",
 
@@ -473,9 +473,9 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 component.show = false;
                 fixture.detectChanges();
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer " +
-                        "(StackLayout " +
-                            "(Label[text=Else])" +
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer " +
+                        "(stacklayout " +
+                            "(label[text=Else])" +
                         ")" +
                     ")",
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 const componentRef: ComponentRef<NgForLabel> = fixture.componentRef;
                 const componentRoot = componentRef.instance.elementRef.nativeElement;
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer (Label[text=one]), (Label[text=two]), (Label[text=three]))",
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer (label[text=one]), (label[text=two]), (label[text=three]))",
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
             });
         });
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 fixture.detectChanges();
 
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer (Label[text=one]), (Label[text=three]))",
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer (label[text=one]), (label[text=three]))",
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
             });
         });
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ describe("Renderer E2E", () => {
                 fixture.detectChanges();
 
                 assert.equal(
-                    "(ProxyViewContainer " +
-                    "(Label[text=one]), (Label[text=new]), (Label[text=two]), (Label[text=three]))",
+                    "(proxyviewcontainer " +
+                    "(label[text=one]), (label[text=new]), (label[text=two]), (label[text=three]))",
                     dumpView(componentRoot, true));
             });
         });
diff --git a/tests/app/tests/snippets.ts b/tests/app/tests/snippets.ts
index 793b33421..b97b3285a 100644
--- a/tests/app/tests/snippets.ts
+++ b/tests/app/tests/snippets.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,12 @@
 // make sure you import mocha-config before @angular/core
 import { assert } from "./test-config";
 
-import { NavigationEnd, NavigationStart } from "@angular/router";
-import { Subscription } from "rxjs";
-
 import { GestureComponent } from "../snippets/gestures.component";
 import { LayoutsComponent } from "../snippets/layouts.component";
 import { IconFontComponent } from "../snippets/icon-font.component";
 
-import { PageNavigationApp } from "../snippets/navigation/page-outlet";
-import { NavigationApp } from "../snippets/navigation/router-outlet";
-import { FirstComponent, SecondComponent } from "../snippets/navigation/navigation-common";
-import { routes } from "../snippets/navigation/app.routes";
-import {
-    HeaderComponent,
-    ItemComponent,
-    DataService,
-    ListTemplateSelectorTest,
-} from "../snippets/list-view/template-selector.component";
-
-import { device, platformNames, isIOS } from "platform";
-import {nsTestBedAfterEach, nsTestBedBeforeEach, nsTestBedRender} from "nativescript-angular/testing";
-import {ComponentRef} from "@angular/core";
+import { nsTestBedAfterEach, nsTestBedBeforeEach, nsTestBedRender } from "nativescript-angular/testing";
+import { ComponentRef } from "@angular/core";
 
 describe("Snippets", () => {
 
@@ -44,14 +29,11 @@ describe("Snippets", () => {
         });
     });
 
-    // TODO: Skip list-view test until karma test launcher double navigate bug is fixed
-    (isIOS ? it.skip : it)("Icon-font snippets can be loaded", (done) => {
+    it("Icon-font snippets can be loaded", () => {
         return nsTestBedRender(IconFontComponent).then((fixture) => {
             const componentRef: ComponentRef<IconFontComponent> = fixture.componentRef;
             const componentInstance = componentRef.instance;
             assert.instanceOf(componentInstance, IconFontComponent);
-            // Works around a "dehydrated change detector" exception.
-            setTimeout(done, 10);
         });
     });
 });
diff --git a/tests/app/tests/test-utils.ts b/tests/app/tests/test-utils.ts
index d168f2caf..5e78de08a 100644
--- a/tests/app/tests/test-utils.ts
+++ b/tests/app/tests/test-utils.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ function getChildren(view: View): Array<View> {
 }
 
 export function dumpView(view: View, verbose: boolean = false): string {
-    let nodeName = (<any>view).nodeName;
+    let nodeName: string = (<any>view).nodeName;
     if (!nodeName) {
         // Strip off the source
-        nodeName = view.toString().replace(/(@[^;]*;)/g,'');
+        nodeName = view.toString().replace(/(@[^;]*;)/g, '');
     }
+    nodeName = nodeName.toLocaleLowerCase();
+    
     let output = ["(", nodeName];
     if (verbose) {
         if (view instanceof TextBase) {