diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index c334e9e..baa11ae 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ MwWidget MwVaListCreateWidget(MwClass widget_class, const char* name, MwWidget p
 	MwWidget h;
 
 	h = MwCreateWidget_Internal(widget_class, name, parent, x, y, width, height, 1, va);
-
+    MwVaListApply(h, va);
+  
 	return h;
 }