diff --git a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
index 779e6cba7..1f6834449 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.Model.extend(Styleable).extend({
 
 
   initialize(props = {}, opt = {}) {
-    const em = opt.sm || opt.em || {};
+    const em = opt.sm || opt.em || '';
 
     // Propagate properties from parent if indicated
     const parent = this.parent();
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.Model.extend(Styleable).extend({
   getStyle() {
     const em = this.em;
 
-    if (em.getConfig('avoidInlineStyle')) {
+    if (em && em.getConfig('avoidInlineStyle')) {
       const state = this.get('state');
       const cc = em.get('CssComposer');
       const rule = cc.getIdRule(this.getId(), { state });
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.Model.extend(Styleable).extend({
   setStyle(prop = {}, opts = {}) {
     const em = this.em;
 
-    if (em.getConfig('avoidInlineStyle')) {
+    if (em && em.getConfig('avoidInlineStyle')) {
       prop = Styleable.setStyle.call(this, prop, {silent: 1, avoidStore: 1});
       const state = this.get('state');
       const cc = em.get('CssComposer');
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.Model.extend(Styleable).extend({
       this.opt.collection = null;
     }
 
-    if (em.getConfig('avoidInlineStyle') && !isEmpty(style)) {
+    if (em && em.getConfig('avoidInlineStyle') && !isEmpty(style)) {
       attr.style = style;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/specs/code_manager/model/CodeModels.js b/test/specs/code_manager/model/CodeModels.js
index 92b0692ca..636a30bf2 100644
--- a/test/specs/code_manager/model/CodeModels.js
+++ b/test/specs/code_manager/model/CodeModels.js
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
       describe('HtmlGenerator', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
+          em = new Editor();
           obj = new HtmlGenerator();
           dcomp = new DomComponents();
           comp = new Component({}, {
+            em,
             componentTypes: dcomp.componentTypes,
           });
         });
diff --git a/test/specs/dom_components/index.js b/test/specs/dom_components/index.js
index cdae7b0ff..5cab2699b 100644
--- a/test/specs/dom_components/index.js
+++ b/test/specs/dom_components/index.js
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ const ComponentView = require('./view/ComponentV');
 const ComponentsView = require('./view/ComponentsView');
 const ComponentTextView = require('./view/ComponentTextView');
 const ComponentImageView = require('./view/ComponentImageView');
+const Editor = require('editor/model/Editor');
 const utils = require('./../test_utils.js');
 
 describe('DOM Components', () => {
 
   describe('Main', () => {
 
+    var em;
     var obj;
     var config;
     var storagMock = utils.storageMock();
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ describe('DOM Components', () => {
 
 
     beforeEach(() => {
+      em = new Editor();
       config = {
+        em,
         storeWrapper: 1,
       };
       obj = new DomComponents().init(config);