diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
index d843a3bb3d11f..e928e00c3c16b 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ uiRoutes
 
 app.directive('dashboardApp', function (Notifier, courier, AppState, timefilter, kbnUrl) {
   return {
+    restrict: 'E',
     controllerAs: 'dashboardApp',
     controller: function ($scope, $rootScope, $route, $routeParams, $location, Private, getAppState) {
 
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
index 62ebb265493f4..19acb15ea009b 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ uiRoutes
 
 app.directive('discoverApp', function () {
   return {
+    restrict: 'E',
     controllerAs: 'discoverApp',
-    controller: discoverController,
+    controller: discoverController
   };
 });
 
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
index a1b5cbf2a01b6..548aebe4684b3 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ uiModules
 ])
 .directive('visualizeApp', function () {
   return {
+    restrict: 'E',
     controllerAs: 'visualizeApp',
     controller: VisEditor,
   };