diff --git a/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Alloy.Require.js b/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Alloy.Require.js
index de35184df..a94e04ce7 100755
--- a/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Alloy.Require.js
+++ b/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Alloy.Require.js
@@ -128,15 +128,24 @@ function parse(node, state, args) {
 			type === 'widget' ? 'Alloy.Widget' : 'Alloy.Require',
 			args.createArgs,
 			state
-		) + ');\n';
-	if (args.parent.symbol && !state.templateObject && !state.androidMenu) {
-		code += args.symbol + '.setParent(' + args.parent.symbol + ');\n';
+		) + ')';
+	let parent = { symbol: args.symbol };
+	if (args.parent.symbol && !state.templateObject && !state.androidMenu && !state.insideContainer) {
+		code += ';\n' + args.symbol + '.setParent(' + args.parent.symbol + ');\n';
+		parent = {
+			symbol: args.symbol + '.getViewEx({recurse:true})'
+		};
+	} else if ( state.insideContainer ) {
+		code += ';\n';
+		parent = {
+			symbol: args.symbol + '.getViewEx({recurse:true})'
+		};
+	} else {
+		code += '.getViewEx({recurse:true});\n';
 	}
 
 	return {
-		parent: {
-			symbol: args.symbol + '.getViewEx({recurse:true})'
-		},
+		parent: parent,
 		controller: args.symbol,
 		styles: state.styles,
 		code: code
diff --git a/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Ti.UI.Tab.js b/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Ti.UI.Tab.js
index 91303d893..f5492bcdd 100755
--- a/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Ti.UI.Tab.js
+++ b/Alloy/commands/compile/parsers/Ti.UI.Tab.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function parse(node, state, args) {
 	if (theNode) {
 		code += CU.generateNodeExtended(child, state, {
 			parent: {},
+			insideContainer: true,
 			post: function(node, state, args) {
 				windowSymbol = state.parent.symbol;
 			}