diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js b/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
index 005dda8ef3a3..2212e7622979 100755
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 var ngIfDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
   return {
     transclude: 'element',
-    priority: 1000,
+    priority: 600,
     terminal: true,
     restrict: 'A',
     compile: function (element, attr, transclude) {
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
index 450677e18adb..b2ebeda97175 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ var ngIncludeDirective = ['$http', '$templateCache', '$anchorScroll', '$compile'
                   function($http,   $templateCache,   $anchorScroll,   $compile,   $animate,   $sce) {
   return {
     restrict: 'ECA',
-    priority: 1000,
+    priority: 400,
     terminal: true,
     transclude: 'element',
     compile: function(element, attr, transclusion) {
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
index 34f571cea906..8087390a5b04 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var ngSwitchDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
 
 var ngSwitchWhenDirective = ngDirective({
   transclude: 'element',
-  priority: 500,
+  priority: 800,
   require: '^ngSwitch',
   compile: function(element, attrs, transclude) {
     return function(scope, element, attr, ctrl) {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ var ngSwitchWhenDirective = ngDirective({
 
 var ngSwitchDefaultDirective = ngDirective({
   transclude: 'element',
-  priority: 500,
+  priority: 800,
   require: '^ngSwitch',
   compile: function(element, attrs, transclude) {
     return function(scope, element, attr, ctrl) {
diff --git a/src/ngRoute/directive/ngView.js b/src/ngRoute/directive/ngView.js
index 27357962a021..b031281d6742 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/directive/ngView.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/directive/ngView.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function ngViewFactory(   $route,   $anchorScroll,   $compile,   $controller,
   return {
     restrict: 'ECA',
     terminal: true,
-    priority: 1000,
+    priority: 400,
     transclude: 'element',
     compile: function(element, attr, linker) {
       return function(scope, $element, attr) {