diff --git a/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php b/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php
index 05412b8..d605c24 100644
--- a/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php
+++ b/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Item {
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	public $divider;
+	public $divider = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Parent Id of the menu item
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Item {
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	protected $data;
+	protected $data = array();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Attributes of menu item
diff --git a/src/Lavary/Menu/Link.php b/src/Lavary/Menu/Link.php
index f32b861..1c1e2c4 100644
--- a/src/Lavary/Menu/Link.php
+++ b/src/Lavary/Menu/Link.php
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ class Link {
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	protected $path;
+	protected $path = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Link attributes
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	protected $attributes;
+	protected $attributes = array();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Creates a hyper link instance