diff --git a/example/ios/Flutter/.last_build_id b/example/ios/Flutter/.last_build_id
index 5d3809be..8aba7787 100644
--- a/example/ios/Flutter/.last_build_id
+++ b/example/ios/Flutter/.last_build_id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bdf1751976c4ee1e2ef7638eabcfd1ea
\ No newline at end of file
+bb5f9103d9045cd6244bcae1f5f343e5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/pubspec.yaml b/example/pubspec.yaml
index 842f471c..97971445 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: example
 description: A new Flutter project.
-version: 1.0.39+41
+version: 1.0.40+42
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.2.2 <3.0.0"
diff --git a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
index d2e1d972..6c23ea4b 100644
--- a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class MessageListView extends StatefulWidget {
     this.onThreadTap,
     this.dateDividerBuilder,
     this.scrollPhysics = const AlwaysScrollableScrollPhysics(),
-    this.initialScrollIndex,
-    this.initialAlignment,
+    this.initialScrollIndex = 0,
+    this.initialAlignment = 0,
     this.scrollController,
     this.itemPositionListener,
   }) : super(key: key);
@@ -608,8 +608,6 @@ class _MessageListViewState extends State<MessageListView> {
 
   @override
   void initState() {
-    super.initState();
-
     _scrollController = widget.scrollController ?? ItemScrollController();
     _itemPositionListener =
         widget.itemPositionListener ?? ItemPositionsListener.create();
@@ -644,6 +642,7 @@ class _MessageListViewState extends State<MessageListView> {
     }
 
     _getOnThreadTap();
+    super.initState();
   }
 
   void _getOnThreadTap() {