diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 3bef31a..1ec3334 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local function NodeStart(node, args)
 	if node.data then return end
 
 	node.data = node.parent and node.parent.data or args
-	node.data[node] = {}
+	node.data[node] = node.data[node] or {}
 	node:_start()
 end