diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index 18dca9be..730e6ebb 100755
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -500,6 +500,9 @@ define( [
 		}
 
 		toPage.data( "page" )._trigger( "beforeshow", null, { prevPage: fromPage || $( "" ) } );
+		
+		//clear page loader
+		$.mobile.hidePageLoadingMsg();
 
 		//find the transition handler for the specified transition. If there
 		//isn't one in our transitionHandlers dictionary, use the default one.
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js b/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
index a2a8cb1a..45039698 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ function outInTransitionHandler( name, reverse, $to, $from ) {
 		};
 		
 	$to
-		.parent().addClass( viewportClass );	
-
-	//clear page loader
-	$.mobile.hidePageLoadingMsg();
+		.parent().addClass( viewportClass );
 	
 	if ( $from && !none ) {
 		$from