diff --git a/src/element.ts b/src/element.ts
index c8150f6..c40b366 100644
--- a/src/element.ts
+++ b/src/element.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function createElementType<T>(
       this.__releaseCallbacks = [];
       this.__propertyChangedCallbacks = [];
       this.__updating = {};
-      this.props = {};
+      this.props = initializeProps(this as any, propDefinition);
     }
 
     connectedCallback() {
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export function createElementType<T>(
       this.__releaseCallbacks = [];
       this.__propertyChangedCallbacks = [];
       this.__updating = {};
-      this.props = initializeProps(this as any, propDefinition);
       const props = propValues<T>(this.props as PropsDefinition<T>),
         ComponentType = this.Component as
           | Function
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ export function createElementType<T>(
     }
 
     attributeChangedCallback(name: string, oldVal: string, newVal: string) {
-      if (!this.__initialized) return;
       if (this.__updating[name]) return;
       name = this.lookupProp(name)!;
       if (name in propDefinition) {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index e68021a..7c17fe0 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -85,13 +85,7 @@ export function initializeProps<T>(
   const props = cloneProps(propDefinition),
     propKeys = Object.keys(propDefinition) as Array<keyof PropsDefinition<T>>;
   propKeys.forEach((key) => {
-    const prop = props[key],
-      attr = element.getAttribute(prop.attribute),
-      value = element[key];
-    if (attr != null) prop.value = prop.parse ? parseAttributeValue(attr) : attr;
-    if (value != null)
-      prop.value = Array.isArray(value) ? value.slice(0) : value;
-    prop.reflect && reflect(element, prop.attribute, prop.value, !!prop.parse);
+    const prop = props[key]
     Object.defineProperty(element, key, {
       get() {
         return prop.value;
diff --git a/test/element.spec.js b/test/element.spec.js
index cf6f070..c981630 100644
--- a/test/element.spec.js
+++ b/test/element.spec.js
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ describe('Creating a Custom Element', () => {
     expect(TestElem).toBeDefined();
   });
 
-  it('should upgrade element connected to DOM', () => {
+  it('should initialized props in new element', () => {
     elem = new TestElem();
+    expect('name' in elem).toBe(true)
+  });
+
+  it('should upgrade element connected to DOM', () => {
     document.body.append(elem);
     expect(elem.renderRoot.innerHTML).toBe(FIXTURES[0]);
   });