diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a3bdcb..9473744 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-tiny-popover",
-  "version": "8.0.2",
+  "version": "8.0.3",
   "description": "A simple and highly customizable popover react higher order component with no other dependencies!",
   "keywords": [
     "react",
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 42fe926..2b63439 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export type ArrowContainerProps = UseArrowContainerProps & {
 
 export type BasePopoverProps = {
   isOpen: boolean;
-  align: PopoverAlign;
-  padding: number;
+  align?: PopoverAlign;
+  padding?: number;
   reposition?: boolean;
   parentElement?: HTMLElement;
   boundaryElement?: HTMLElement;
diff --git a/src/usePopover.ts b/src/usePopover.ts
index 338f960..243eccc 100644
--- a/src/usePopover.ts
+++ b/src/usePopover.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export const usePopover = ({
   parentElement,
   transform,
   transformMode,
-  align,
-  padding,
+  align = 'center',
+  padding = 0,
   reposition,
   boundaryInset,
   boundaryElement,