diff --git a/jquery.ba-resize.js b/jquery.ba-resize.js
index 1f41d37..c4532d6 100644
--- a/jquery.ba-resize.js
+++ b/jquery.ba-resize.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
         
         // If element size has changed since the last time, update the element
         // data store and trigger the 'resize' event.
-        if ( width !== data.w || height !== data.h ) {
+        if ( data && ( width !== data.w || height !== data.h ) ) {
           elem.trigger( str_resize, [ data.w = width, data.h = height ] );
         }
         
diff --git a/jquery.ba-resize.min.js b/jquery.ba-resize.min.js
index c678883..43ae5b4 100644
--- a/jquery.ba-resize.min.js
+++ b/jquery.ba-resize.min.js
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
  * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
  * http://benalman.com/about/license/
  */
-(function($,h,c){var a=$([]),e=$.resize=$.extend($.resize,{}),i,k="setTimeout",j="resize",d=j+"-special-event",b="delay",f="throttleWindow";e[b]=250;e[f]=true;$.event.special[j]={setup:function(){if(!e[f]&&this[k]){return false}var l=$(this);a=a.add(l);$.data(this,d,{w:l.width(),h:l.height()});if(a.length===1){g()}},teardown:function(){if(!e[f]&&this[k]){return false}var l=$(this);a=a.not(l);l.removeData(d);if(!a.length){clearTimeout(i)}},add:function(l){if(!e[f]&&this[k]){return false}var n;function m(s,o,p){var q=$(this),r=$.data(this,d);r.w=o!==c?o:q.width();r.h=p!==c?p:q.height();n.apply(this,arguments)}if($.isFunction(l)){n=l;return m}else{n=l.handler;l.handler=m}}};function g(){i=h[k](function(){a.each(function(){var n=$(this),m=n.width(),l=n.height(),o=$.data(this,d);if(m!==o.w||l!==o.h){n.trigger(j,[o.w=m,o.h=l])}});g()},e[b])}})(jQuery,this);
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+(function($,h,c){var a=$([]),e=$.resize=$.extend($.resize,{}),i,k="setTimeout",j="resize",d=j+"-special-event",b="delay",f="throttleWindow";e[b]=250;e[f]=true;$.event.special[j]={setup:function(){if(!e[f]&&this[k]){return false}var l=$(this);a=a.add(l);$.data(this,d,{w:l.width(),h:l.height()});if(a.length===1){g()}},teardown:function(){if(!e[f]&&this[k]){return false}var l=$(this);a=a.not(l);l.removeData(d);if(!a.length){clearTimeout(i)}},add:function(l){if(!e[f]&&this[k]){return false}var n;function m(s,o,p){var q=$(this),r=$.data(this,d);r.w=o!==c?o:q.width();r.h=p!==c?p:q.height();n.apply(this,arguments)}if($.isFunction(l)){n=l;return m}else{n=l.handler;l.handler=m}}};function g(){i=h[k](function(){a.each(function(){var n=$(this),m=n.width(),l=n.height(),o=$.data(this,d);if(o&&(m!==o.w||l!==o.h)){n.trigger(j,[o.w=m,o.h=l])}});g()},e[b])}})(jQuery,this);
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