diff --git a/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m b/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m
index 658e711..386a86e 100644
--- a/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m
+++ b/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder
 {
     //Force the creation of the view with the pre-defined Flow Layout.
     //Still possible to define a custom Flow Layout, if needed by using initWithCollectionViewLayout:
+    self = [super initWithCoder:coder];
     self = [super initWithCollectionViewLayout:[[PDTSimpleCalendarViewFlowLayout alloc] init]];
     if (self) {
         // Custom initialization