diff --git a/packages/core/src/composables/useHandle.ts b/packages/core/src/composables/useHandle.ts
index 7141adc9..07a28b06 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/composables/useHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/composables/useHandle.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export default function useHandle({
           )
 
           if (isValid) {
-            if (!onEdgeUpdate) emits.connect({ ...defaultEdgeOptions, ...connection })
+            if (!onEdgeUpdate) emits.connect({ ...(defaultEdgeOptions?.value || {}), ...connection })
             else onEdgeUpdate(connection)
           }
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
index f50fe0eb..09d6901b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ export function useActions(state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions {
     if (!state.initialized) state.initialized = true
   }
 
-  const toObject = () => {
+  const toObject: Actions['toObject'] = () => {
     // we have to stringify/parse so objects containing refs (like nodes and edges) can potentially be saved in a storage
     return JSON.parse(
       JSON.stringify({