diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 696f695e..d235b277 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
  */
 
 var jqCache = JQLite.cache = {},
-    jqName = JQLite.expando = 'ng-' + new Date().getTime(),
+    jqName = JQLite.expando = 'ng' + new Date().getTime(),
     jqId = 1,
     addEventListenerFn = (window.document.addEventListener
       ? function(element, type, fn) {element.addEventListener(type, fn, false);}