diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index da7efec4..bb3d92aa 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {initAngular1} from './ng1';
-initAngular1();
 
 const DEVICE_READY_TIMEOUT = 2000;
 
@@ -188,6 +187,8 @@ window['IonicNative'] = {
   WebIntent: WebIntent
 };
 
+initAngular1(window['IonicNative']);
+
 // To help developers using cordova, we listen for the device ready event and
 // log an error if it didn't fire in a reasonable amount of time. Generally,
 // when this happens, developers should remove and reinstall plugins, since
diff --git a/src/ng1.ts b/src/ng1.ts
index 1101d257..cd3bc0ce 100644
--- a/src/ng1.ts
+++ b/src/ng1.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
 declare var window;
 
 /**
- * Initialize the ngCordova Angular module if we're running in ng1
+ * Initialize the ngCordova Angular module if we're running in ng1.
+ * This iterates through the list of registered plugins and dynamically
+ * creates Angular 1 services of the form $cordovaSERVICE, ex: $cordovStatusBar.
  */
-export function initAngular1() {
+export function initAngular1(plugins) {
   if (window.angular) {
-    window.angular.module('ngCordova', []);
+    window.angular.module('ionic.native', []);
+
+    for(var name in plugins) {
+      let serviceName = '$cordova' + name;
+      let cls = plugins[name];
+
+      (function(serviceName, cls, name) {
+        window.angular.module('ionic.native').service(serviceName, [function() {
+          let funcs = {};
+          for (var k in cls) {
+            funcs[k] = cls[k];
+          }
+          funcs['name'] = name;
+          return funcs;
+        }])
+      })(serviceName, cls, name);
+    }
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Publish a new Angular 1 service for this plugin.
- */
-export function publishAngular1Service(config: any, cls: any) {
-  let serviceName = '$cordova' + cls.name;
-  console.log('Registering Angular1 service', serviceName);
-  window.angular.module('ngCordova').service(serviceName, [function() {
-    let funcs = {};
-    for (var k in cls) {
-    }
-    return funcs;
-  }]);
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/plugin.ts
index 500479c8..533217c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import {get} from '../util';
 
-import {publishAngular1Service} from '../ng1';
-
 declare var window;
 declare var Promise;
 declare var $q;