diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
index c09f531bd9..02e21c8ab5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ OpenLayers.Class = {
 
     create: function() {
         return function() {
-            if (arguments && arguments[0] != OpenLayers.Class.isPrototype)
+            if (!arguments || arguments[0] != OpenLayers.Class.isPrototype)
                 this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
         }
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js
index e57fcb1f09..b3b1344835 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 OpenLayers.Geometry.Point = OpenLayers.Class.create();
 OpenLayers.Geometry.Point.prototype =
-    OpenLayers.Class.inherit(OpenLayers.LonLat, OpenLayers.Geometry, {
+    OpenLayers.Class.inherit(OpenLayers.Geometry, OpenLayers.LonLat, {
 
     /** @type float */
     x: null,
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Point.prototype =
      * @param {float} y
      */
     initialize: function(x, y) {
-    	OpenLayers.LonLat.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
     	OpenLayers.Geometry.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    	OpenLayers.LonLat.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
     	
     	this.x = this.lon;
     	this.y = this.lat;