diff --git a/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts b/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts
index e874d2a0..b8fd6b48 100644
--- a/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useVueFlow.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ export default <N = any, E = N>(options?: Partial<FlowOptions<N, E>>): UseVueFlo
     onScopeDispose(() => {
       storage.remove(name)
     })
+  } else {
+    if (options) vueFlow.setState(options)
   }
-  if (!vueFlow) throw new Error('VueFlow instance not found.')
+  if (!vueFlow) throw new Error('vue flow store instance not found.')
 
   return vueFlow
 }
diff --git a/src/container/VueFlow/watch.ts b/src/container/VueFlow/watch.ts
index e2b4b7cd..04276415 100644
--- a/src/container/VueFlow/watch.ts
+++ b/src/container/VueFlow/watch.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default (
 
     const skip = ['modelValue', 'edges', 'nodes', 'maxZoom', 'minZoom']
     Object.keys(props).forEach((p) => {
-      if (!skip.indexOf(p)) {
+      if (!skip.includes(p)) {
         const prop = props[p as keyof typeof props]
         watch(
           () => prop,
diff --git a/src/store/actions.ts b/src/store/actions.ts
index ba3717d4..ea579345 100644
--- a/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export default (state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions => {
     if (typeof opts.edges !== 'undefined') setEdges(opts.edges)
     Object.keys(opts).forEach((o) => {
       const option = opts[o as keyof typeof opts]
-      if (!skip.indexOf(o) && isDef(option)) (<any>state)[o] = option
+      if (!skip.includes(o) && isDef(option)) (<any>state)[o] = option
     })
     if (!state.paneReady)
       until(() => state.d3Zoom)