diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index e57a235a..e157fb39 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -6270,6 +6270,7 @@
 			var sId = this.getAttribute( 'id' );
 			var bInitHandedOff = false;
 			var bUsePassedData = false;
+			var oInitEmpty = oInit === undefined ? true : false;
 			
 			
 			/* Sanity check */
@@ -6297,7 +6298,7 @@
 				/* Base check on table node */
 				if ( DataTable.settings[i].nTable == this )
 				{
-					if ( oInit === undefined || oInit.bRetrieve )
+					if ( oInitEmpty || oInit.bRetrieve )
 					{
 						return DataTable.settings[i].oInstance;
 					}
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.constructor.js b/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
index 7e17d59a..5efe90a7 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var i=0, iLen, j, jLen, k, kLen;
 var sId = this.getAttribute( 'id' );
 var bInitHandedOff = false;
 var bUsePassedData = false;
+var oInitEmpty = oInit === undefined ? true : false;
 
 
 /* Sanity check */
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ for ( i=0, iLen=DataTable.settings.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
 	/* Base check on table node */
 	if ( DataTable.settings[i].nTable == this )
 	{
-		if ( oInit === undefined || oInit.bRetrieve )
+		if ( oInitEmpty || oInit.bRetrieve )
 		{
 			return DataTable.settings[i].oInstance;
 		}