diff --git a/src/ParametricUtils.jl b/src/ParametricUtils.jl
index a0286538..36b98313 100644
--- a/src/ParametricUtils.jl
+++ b/src/ParametricUtils.jl
@@ -696,8 +696,18 @@ end
 """
     $SIGNATURES
 Initialize the parametric solver data from a different solution in `fromkey`.
+
+DevNotes
+- TODO, keyword `force` not wired up yet.
 """
-function initParametricFrom!(fg::AbstractDFG, fromkey::Symbol = :default; parkey::Symbol = :parametric, onepoint=false)
+function initParametricFrom!(
+    fg::AbstractDFG, 
+    fromkey::Symbol = :default; 
+    parkey::Symbol = :parametric, 
+    onepoint=false,
+    force::Bool=false
+  )
+  #
   if onepoint
     for v in getVariables(fg)
       fromvnd = getSolverData(v, fromkey)
diff --git a/src/services/GraphInit.jl b/src/services/GraphInit.jl
index 8ed3593f..68646032 100644
--- a/src/services/GraphInit.jl
+++ b/src/services/GraphInit.jl
@@ -452,13 +452,17 @@ function initAll!(dfg::AbstractDFG,
   
   # May have to first add the solveKey VNDs if they are not yet available
   for sym in syms
-    var = getVariable(dfg, sym)
+    vari = getVariable(dfg, sym)
+    varType = getVariableType(vari) |> _variableType
     # does SolverData exist for this solveKey?
-    if !( solveKey in listSolveKeys(var) )
-      varType = getVariableType(var)
+    vsolveKeys = listSolveKeys(vari)
+    if !_parametricInit && !( solveKey in vsolveKeys )
       # accept complete defaults for a novel solveKey
-      setDefaultNodeData!(var, 0, N, getDimension(varType), solveKey=solveKey, 
-                          initialized=false, varType=varType, dontmargin=false)
+      setDefaultNodeData!(vari, 0, N, getDimension(varType); solveKey, 
+                          initialized=false, varType)
+    end
+    if _parametricInit && !(:parametric in vsolveKeys)
+        setDefaultNodeDataParametric!(vari, varType; initialized=false)
     end
   end