diff --git a/src/composables/useElementsState.ts b/src/composables/useElementsState.ts
index 79ae95d1..400b98bf 100644
--- a/src/composables/useElementsState.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useElementsState.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const updateEdge = (edge: GraphEdge, newConnection: Connection, edges: GraphEdge
 export const applyEdgeChanges = (changes: EdgeChange[], edges: GraphEdge[]) => applyChanges(changes, edges)
 export const applyNodeChanges = (changes: NodeChange[], nodes: GraphNode[]) => applyChanges(changes, nodes)
 
-export const useEdgesState = ({ edges, options }: UseEdgesStateOptions): UseEdgesState => {
+export const useEdgesState = ({ edges, options }: UseEdgesStateOptions = {}): UseEdgesState => {
   const { store } = useVueFlow(options)
   if (edges && edges.length) store.setEdges(edges)
   return {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const useEdgesState = ({ edges, options }: UseEdgesStateOptions): UseEdge
   }
 }
 
-export const useNodesState = ({ nodes, options }: UseNodesStateOptions): UseNodesState => {
+export const useNodesState = ({ nodes, options }: UseNodesStateOptions = {}): UseNodesState => {
   const { store } = useVueFlow(options)
   if (nodes && nodes.length) store.setNodes(nodes)
   return {
diff --git a/src/types/flow.ts b/src/types/flow.ts
index b648bcbd..d7f1ac81 100644
--- a/src/types/flow.ts
+++ b/src/types/flow.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export interface FlowProps<N = any, E = N> {
 export type FlowOptions<N = any, E = N> = FlowProps<N, E>
 
 export interface UseNodesStateOptions<Data = any> {
-  nodes: Node<Data>[]
+  nodes?: Node<Data>[]
   options?: Pick<
     FlowOptions<Data, any>,
     | 'applyDefault'
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export interface UseNodesStateOptions<Data = any> {
   >
 }
 export interface UseEdgesStateOptions<Data = any> {
-  edges: Edge<Data>[]
+  edges?: Edge<Data>[]
   options?: Pick<
     FlowOptions<any, Data>,
     | 'applyDefault'