diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3089b47..c18734e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TabGroup extends EventEmitter {
             viewClass: args.viewClass || "etabs-view",
             closeButtonText: args.closeButtonText || "✖",
             newTab: args.newTab,
-            newTabButtonText: args.newTabButton || "＋",
+            newTabButtonText: args.newTabButtonText || "＋",
             ready: args.ready
         };
         this.tabContainer = document.querySelector(options.tabContainerSelector);
@@ -163,11 +163,12 @@ class Tab extends EventEmitter {
         let span = this.tabElements.icon;
         if (iconURL) {
             span.innerHTML = `<img src="${iconURL}" />`;
-		} else if (icon) {
-				span.innerHTML = `<i class="fa ${icon}"></i>`;
-		}
-
-        this.emit("icon-changed", iconURL, this);
+	    this.emit("icon-changed", iconURL, this);
+	} else if (icon) {
+	    span.innerHTML = `<i class="fa ${icon}"></i>`;
+	    this.emit("icon-changed", icon, this);
+	}
+	    
         return this;
     }