diff --git a/dist/vuefire.js b/dist/vuefire.js
index f76e424e..6e74f60b 100644
--- a/dist/vuefire.js
+++ b/dist/vuefire.js
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 	}
 
 	var VueFireMixin = {
-	  init: init, // 1.x
-	  beforeCreate: init, // 2.x
+	  created: init, // 1.x and 2.x
 	  beforeDestroy: function () {
 	    if (!this.$firebaseRefs) return
 	    for (var key in this.$firebaseRefs) {
diff --git a/dist/vuefire.min.js b/dist/vuefire.min.js
index 73ea8d50..f17be0b3 100644
--- a/dist/vuefire.min.js
+++ b/dist/vuefire.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(e,i){"object"==typeof exports&&"object"==typeof module?module.exports=i():"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],i):"object"==typeof exports?exports.VueFire=i():e.VueFire=i()}(this,function(){return function(e){function i(r){if(n[r])return n[r].exports;var t=n[r]={exports:{},id:r,loaded:!1};return e[r].call(t.exports,t,t.exports,i),t.loaded=!0,t.exports}var n={};return i.m=e,i.c=n,i.p="",i(0)}([function(e,i){function n(e){return"function"==typeof e.key?e.key():e.key}function r(e){return"function"==typeof e.ref?e=e.ref():"object"==typeof e.ref&&(e=e.ref),e}function t(e){return"[object Object]"===Object.prototype.toString.call(e)}function o(e){var i=e.val(),r=t(i)?i:{".value":i};return r[".key"]=n(e),r}function s(e,i){for(var n=0;n<e.length;n++)if(e[n][".key"]===i)return n;return-1}function f(e,i,n){var o=!1,s=null;if(t(n)&&n.hasOwnProperty("source")&&(o=n.asObject,s=n.cancelCallback,n=n.source),!t(n))throw new Error("VueFire: invalid Firebase binding source.");var f=r(n);e.$firebaseRefs[i]=f,e._firebaseSources[i]=n,o?u(e,i,n,s):a(e,i,n,s)}function c(e,i,n){i in e?e[i]=n:p.util.defineReactive(e,i,n)}function a(e,i,r,t){var f=[];c(e,i,f);var a=r.on("child_added",function(e,i){var n=i?s(f,i)+1:0;f.splice(n,0,o(e))},t),u=r.on("child_removed",function(e){var i=s(f,n(e));f.splice(i,1)},t),l=r.on("child_changed",function(e){var i=s(f,n(e));f.splice(i,1,o(e))},t),b=r.on("child_moved",function(e,i){var r=s(f,n(e)),t=f.splice(r,1)[0],o=i?s(f,i)+1:0;f.splice(o,0,t)},t);e._firebaseListeners[i]={child_added:a,child_removed:u,child_changed:l,child_moved:b}}function u(e,i,n,r){c(e,i,{});var t=n.on("value",function(n){e[i]=o(n)},r);e._firebaseListeners[i]={value:t}}function l(e,i){var n=e._firebaseSources&&e._firebaseSources[i];if(!n)throw new Error('VueFire: unbind failed: "'+i+'" is not bound to a Firebase reference.');var r=e._firebaseListeners[i];for(var t in r)n.off(t,r[t]);e[i]=null,e.$firebaseRefs[i]=null,e._firebaseSources[i]=null,e._firebaseListeners[i]=null}function b(e){e.$firebaseRefs||(e.$firebaseRefs=Object.create(null),e._firebaseSources=Object.create(null),e._firebaseListeners=Object.create(null))}function d(e){p=e,p.mixin(v);var i=p.config.optionMergeStrategies;i.firebase=i.methods,p.prototype.$bindAsObject=function(e,i,n){b(this),f(this,e,{source:i,asObject:!0,cancelCallback:n})},p.prototype.$bindAsArray=function(e,i,n){b(this),f(this,e,{source:i,cancelCallback:n})},p.prototype.$unbind=function(e){l(this,e)}}var p,h=function(){var e=this.$options.firebase;if("function"==typeof e&&(e=e.call(this)),e){b(this);for(var i in e)f(this,i,e[i])}},v={init:h,beforeCreate:h,beforeDestroy:function(){if(this.$firebaseRefs){for(var e in this.$firebaseRefs)this.$firebaseRefs[e]&&this.$unbind(e);this.$firebaseRefs=null,this._firebaseSources=null,this._firebaseListeners=null}}};"undefined"!=typeof window&&window.Vue&&d(window.Vue),e.exports=d}])});
\ No newline at end of file
+!function(e,n){"object"==typeof exports&&"object"==typeof module?module.exports=n():"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],n):"object"==typeof exports?exports.VueFire=n():e.VueFire=n()}(this,function(){return function(e){function n(r){if(i[r])return i[r].exports;var t=i[r]={exports:{},id:r,loaded:!1};return e[r].call(t.exports,t,t.exports,n),t.loaded=!0,t.exports}var i={};return n.m=e,n.c=i,n.p="",n(0)}([function(e,n){function i(e){return"function"==typeof e.key?e.key():e.key}function r(e){return"function"==typeof e.ref?e=e.ref():"object"==typeof e.ref&&(e=e.ref),e}function t(e){return"[object Object]"===Object.prototype.toString.call(e)}function o(e){var n=e.val(),r=t(n)?n:{".value":n};return r[".key"]=i(e),r}function s(e,n){for(var i=0;i<e.length;i++)if(e[i][".key"]===n)return i;return-1}function f(e,n,i){var o=!1,s=null;if(t(i)&&i.hasOwnProperty("source")&&(o=i.asObject,s=i.cancelCallback,i=i.source),!t(i))throw new Error("VueFire: invalid Firebase binding source.");var f=r(i);e.$firebaseRefs[n]=f,e._firebaseSources[n]=i,o?u(e,n,i,s):a(e,n,i,s)}function c(e,n,i){n in e?e[n]=i:p.util.defineReactive(e,n,i)}function a(e,n,r,t){var f=[];c(e,n,f);var a=r.on("child_added",function(e,n){var i=n?s(f,n)+1:0;f.splice(i,0,o(e))},t),u=r.on("child_removed",function(e){var n=s(f,i(e));f.splice(n,1)},t),l=r.on("child_changed",function(e){var n=s(f,i(e));f.splice(n,1,o(e))},t),b=r.on("child_moved",function(e,n){var r=s(f,i(e)),t=f.splice(r,1)[0],o=n?s(f,n)+1:0;f.splice(o,0,t)},t);e._firebaseListeners[n]={child_added:a,child_removed:u,child_changed:l,child_moved:b}}function u(e,n,i,r){c(e,n,{});var t=i.on("value",function(i){e[n]=o(i)},r);e._firebaseListeners[n]={value:t}}function l(e,n){var i=e._firebaseSources&&e._firebaseSources[n];if(!i)throw new Error('VueFire: unbind failed: "'+n+'" is not bound to a Firebase reference.');var r=e._firebaseListeners[n];for(var t in r)i.off(t,r[t]);e[n]=null,e.$firebaseRefs[n]=null,e._firebaseSources[n]=null,e._firebaseListeners[n]=null}function b(e){e.$firebaseRefs||(e.$firebaseRefs=Object.create(null),e._firebaseSources=Object.create(null),e._firebaseListeners=Object.create(null))}function d(e){p=e,p.mixin(v);var n=p.config.optionMergeStrategies;n.firebase=n.methods,p.prototype.$bindAsObject=function(e,n,i){b(this),f(this,e,{source:n,asObject:!0,cancelCallback:i})},p.prototype.$bindAsArray=function(e,n,i){b(this),f(this,e,{source:n,cancelCallback:i})},p.prototype.$unbind=function(e){l(this,e)}}var p,h=function(){var e=this.$options.firebase;if("function"==typeof e&&(e=e.call(this)),e){b(this);for(var n in e)f(this,n,e[n])}},v={created:h,beforeDestroy:function(){if(this.$firebaseRefs){for(var e in this.$firebaseRefs)this.$firebaseRefs[e]&&this.$unbind(e);this.$firebaseRefs=null,this._firebaseSources=null,this._firebaseListeners=null}}};"undefined"!=typeof window&&window.Vue&&d(window.Vue),e.exports=d}])});
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0806e0de..65c15953 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vuefire",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "Firebase bindings for Vue.js",
   "main": "dist/vuefire.js",
   "files": [