diff --git a/src/Templates/EntityTemplate/Templates/ComponentTemplateBase.cs b/src/Templates/EntityTemplate/Templates/ComponentTemplateBase.cs
index 8d719a4..4a8f9d5 100644
--- a/src/Templates/EntityTemplate/Templates/ComponentTemplateBase.cs
+++ b/src/Templates/EntityTemplate/Templates/ComponentTemplateBase.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ namespace DCFApixels.DragonECS
                             _defaultValueType = (T)field.GetValue(null);
                         }
                     }
+                    _defaultValueTypeInit = true;
                 }
                 return _defaultValueType;
             }