diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/Items/StackItem.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/Items/StackItem.swift
index 72c24204..6ee5ae88 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/Items/StackItem.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/Items/StackItem.swift
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ open class StackItemModel: ContainerModelProtocol {
     public var percentage: Int?
     public var verticalAlignment: UIStackView.Alignment?
     public var horizontalAlignment: UIStackView.Alignment?
-    public var useHorizontalMargins: Bool?
-    public var useVerticalMargins: Bool?
+    public var useHorizontalMargins: Bool? = false
+    public var useVerticalMargins: Bool? = false
     public var gone = false
     
     init(with view: StackItem) {
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/EyebrowHeadlineBodyLink.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/EyebrowHeadlineBodyLink.swift
index 5bec3a5c..869bd23a 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/EyebrowHeadlineBodyLink.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/EyebrowHeadlineBodyLink.swift
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ import UIKit
     open override func updateView(_ size: CGFloat) {
         super.updateView(size)
         stack.updateView(size)
-        stack.directionalLayoutMargins.leading = 0
-        stack.directionalLayoutMargins.trailing = 0
     }
     
     // MARK: - MVMCoreUIMoleculeViewProtocol