diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js
index 8fe4480c26..0a2070a494 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/UTFGrid.js
@@ -101,13 +101,21 @@ OpenLayers.Control.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         }
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Constructor: <OpenLayers.Control.UTFGrid>
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} 
+     */
     initialize: function(options) {
-        this.handlerOptions = OpenLayers.Util.extend(
-            {}, this.defaultHandlerOptions
-        );
-        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(
-            this, arguments
-        ); 
+        options = options || {};
+        options.handlerOptions = options.handlerOptions || {};
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+        console.log(this);
+        if (options.div) {
+            this.element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(options.div);
+        }
+
         this.resetHandler();
     }, 
 
@@ -185,7 +193,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
 
     /**
      * Method: callback
-     * MP TODO
      * Takes the attrs and does somethings with them
      * this is a default (intended to be overridden)
      */