diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
index dd03caad56..4e6e9d6bf0 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.prototype =
     /** @type OpenLayers.Geometry */
     geometry:null,
 
-    /** @type array */
-    attributes: {},
+    /** @type Object */
+    attributes: null,
 
-    /** @type strinng */
+    /** @type String */
     state: null,
     
     /** @type Object */
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.prototype =
         this.lonlat = null;
         this.geometry = geometry;
         this.state = null;
+        this.attributes = new Object();
         if (data) {
-            OpenLayers.Util.extend(this.attributes, data);
-        }    
+            this.attributes = OpenLayers.Util.extend(this.attributes, data);
+        }
         this.style = style ? style : null; 
     },