diff --git a/dist/alpine-ie11.js b/dist/alpine-ie11.js
index de9b6ba0f..05709dc94 100644
--- a/dist/alpine-ie11.js
+++ b/dist/alpine-ie11.js
@@ -7175,8 +7175,18 @@
       observer.observe(targetNode, observerOptions);
     },
     initializeComponent: function initializeComponent(el) {
+      var _this8 = this;
+
       if (!el.__x) {
-        el.__x = new Component(el);
+        try {
+          el.__x = new Component(el);
+        } catch (err) {
+          window.setTimeout(function () {
+            _newArrowCheck(this, _this8);
+
+            throw err;
+          }.bind(this), 0);
+        }
       }
     },
     clone: function clone(component, newEl) {
diff --git a/dist/alpine.js b/dist/alpine.js
index e54d2eba8..6ba5f66e6 100644
--- a/dist/alpine.js
+++ b/dist/alpine.js
@@ -1692,7 +1692,13 @@
     },
     initializeComponent: function initializeComponent(el) {
       if (!el.__x) {
-        el.__x = new Component(el);
+        try {
+          el.__x = new Component(el);
+        } catch (err) {
+          window.setTimeout(() => {
+            throw err;
+          }, 0);
+        }
       }
     },
     clone: function clone(component, newEl) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 71bfa1a08..1f5ac82c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "alpinejs",
-    "version": "2.3.0",
+    "version": "2.3.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1c2c5f4ea..f6f89edb3 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@ const Alpine = {
 
     initializeComponent: function (el) {
         if (! el.__x) {
-            el.__x = new Component(el)
+            try {
+                el.__x = new Component(el)
+            } catch (err) {
+                window.setTimeout(() => {
+                    throw err;
+                }, 0);
+            }
         }
     },