diff --git a/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts b/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts
--- a/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts
+++ b/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { djbase, djclass, prototype } from "../declare";
+import { djbase, djclass } from "../declare";
 import _WidgetBase = require("dijit/_WidgetBase");
 import _AttachMixin = require("dijit/_AttachMixin");
 import { Rendition, isNode } from "./traits";
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ export abstract class DjxWidgetBase<Attr
     abstract render(): Rendition<HTMLElement>;
 
     private _connectEventHandlers() {
-        this._eventHandlers.forEach(({eventName, handlerMethod}) => {
-            const handler = this[handlerMethod as keyof this];
-            if (typeof handler === "function")
-                this.on(eventName, handler.bind(this));
-        });
+        if (this._eventHandlers)
+            this._eventHandlers.forEach(({ eventName, handlerMethod }) => {
+                const handler = this[handlerMethod as keyof this];
+                if (typeof handler === "function")
+                    this.on(eventName, handler.bind(this));
+            });
     }
 
     _processTemplateNode<T extends (Element | Node | _WidgetBase)>(