diff --git a/packages/hiccup-dom/src/api.ts b/packages/hiccup-dom/src/api.ts
index bb1c78e334..3a16eb6bf4 100644
--- a/packages/hiccup-dom/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/hiccup-dom/src/api.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { IObjectOf } from "@thi.ng/api/api";
 
 export interface ILifecycle {
-    init(el: Element, ...args: any[]);
+    init?(el: Element, ...args: any[]);
     render(...args: any[]): any;
-    release(...args: any[]);
+    release?(...args: any[]);
 }
 
 export interface ComponentAttribs {
diff --git a/packages/hiccup-dom/src/index.ts b/packages/hiccup-dom/src/index.ts
index 920d91898f..91d4ce56fc 100644
--- a/packages/hiccup-dom/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hiccup-dom/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from "./api";
 export * from "./diff";
 export * from "./dom";
 export * from "./start";