diff --git a/res/app/components/stf/common-ui/nice-tabs/nice-tabs-directive.js b/res/app/components/stf/common-ui/nice-tabs/nice-tabs-directive.js
index a30de75a..a53bed25 100644
--- a/res/app/components/stf/common-ui/nice-tabs/nice-tabs-directive.js
+++ b/res/app/components/stf/common-ui/nice-tabs/nice-tabs-directive.js
@@ -2,24 +2,17 @@ module.exports = function niceTabsDirective() {
   return {
     restrict: 'EA',
     replace: true,
-    scope: {
-      tabs: '=',
-      filter: '='
-    },
     template: require('./nice-tabs.jade'),
     link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
       // TODO: add support for 'key' for saving in localstorage
       // TODO: add support for 'direction=below' for below tabs
-      scope.$watch('tabs', function (newValue, oldValue) {
-        if (newValue !== oldValue) {
-          scope.tabs = newValue
-        }
+
+      scope.$watch(attrs.tabs, function (newValue, oldValue) {
+        scope.tabs = newValue
       })
 
-      scope.$watch('filter', function (newValue, oldValue) {
-        if (newValue !== oldValue) {
-          scope.filter = newValue
-        }
+      scope.$watch(attrs.filter, function (newValue, oldValue) {
+        scope.filter = newValue
       })
 
       scope.tabFound = function (tab) {