diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 1a5ed40..e7614b0 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ end)
 Components.register("test_comp_2", test_comp_2)
 
 
-local test_comp_3 = Component(function(e, b)
-    e.b = b
-end)
+local test_comp_3 = Component()
 Components.register("test_comp_3", test_comp_3)
 
 
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ entity
 :give(Components.test_comp_1, 100, 100)
 :remove(Components.test_comp_1)
 :give(Components.test_comp_1, 200, 100)
-
+:give(Components.test_comp_3, 200, 100)
 
 Worlds.testWorld:addEntity(entity)
 
diff --git a/src/component.lua b/src/component.lua
index 90dcdc6..a2beddb 100644
--- a/src/component.lua
+++ b/src/component.lua
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Component.__index = Component
 -- @param populate A function that populates the Bag with values
 -- @return A Component object
 function Component.new(populate)
-   if not (type(populate) == "function") then
-      error("bad argument #1 to 'Component.new' (function expected, got "..type(populate)..")", 2)
+   if (type(populate) ~= "function" and type(populate) ~= "nil") then
+      error("bad argument #1 to 'Component.new' (function/nil expected, got "..type(populate)..")", 2)
    end
 
    local baseComponent = setmetatable({
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function Component.new(populate)
    return baseComponent
 end
 
+function Component:__populate() -- luacheck: ignore
+end
+
 --- Creates and initializes a new Component.
 -- @param ... The values passed to the populate function
 -- @return A new initialized Component