diff --git a/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/compiler/DefaultComponentTemplateCompilerConfiguration.java b/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/compiler/DefaultComponentTemplateCompilerConfiguration.java
index 2a02ed9..2066262 100644
--- a/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/compiler/DefaultComponentTemplateCompilerConfiguration.java
+++ b/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/compiler/DefaultComponentTemplateCompilerConfiguration.java
@@ -4,41 +4,45 @@ import groovy.lang.GroovyClassLoader;
 import org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilePhase;
 import org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilerConfiguration;
 
+import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+
 public class DefaultComponentTemplateCompilerConfiguration implements ComponentTemplateCompilerConfiguration {
 
     private GroovyClassLoader groovyClassLoader;
     private CompilerConfiguration groovyCompilerConfiguration;
     private CompilePhase toCompilePhase;
 
+    public DefaultComponentTemplateCompilerConfiguration() {
+        this.groovyClassLoader = new GroovyClassLoader(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
+        this.groovyCompilerConfiguration = new CompilerConfiguration();
+        this.toCompilePhase = CompilePhase.CLASS_GENERATION;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public GroovyClassLoader getGroovyClassLoader() {
-        return this.groovyClassLoader != null
-                ? this.groovyClassLoader
-                : new GroovyClassLoader(this.getClass().getClassLoader());
+        return this.groovyClassLoader;
     }
 
     public void setGroovyClassLoader(GroovyClassLoader groovyClassLoader) {
-        this.groovyClassLoader = groovyClassLoader;
+        this.groovyClassLoader = requireNonNull(groovyClassLoader);
     }
 
     @Override
     public CompilerConfiguration getGroovyCompilerConfiguration() {
-        return this.groovyCompilerConfiguration != null
-                ? this.groovyCompilerConfiguration
-                : CompilerConfiguration.DEFAULT;
+        return this.groovyCompilerConfiguration;
     }
 
     public void setGroovyCompilerConfiguration(CompilerConfiguration groovyCompilerConfiguration) {
-        this.groovyCompilerConfiguration = groovyCompilerConfiguration;
+        this.groovyCompilerConfiguration = requireNonNull(groovyCompilerConfiguration);
     }
 
     @Override
     public CompilePhase getToCompilePhase() {
-        return this.toCompilePhase != null ? this.toCompilePhase : CompilePhase.CLASS_GENERATION;
+        return this.toCompilePhase;
     }
 
     public void setToCompilePhase(CompilePhase toCompilePhase) {
-        this.toCompilePhase = toCompilePhase;
+        this.toCompilePhase = requireNonNull(toCompilePhase);
     }
 
 }