When stacking directives on top of a template-expanding directive, the stacked directive may or may not be executed depending on the template. The presence of ng-if, in particular, appears to influence whether stacked directives are applied. Occurs in 1.2.20 and 1.3.0beta16

See pluncker: http://plnkr.co/edit/7gs4uRP5PDHRKj6MLu2s