diff --git a/src/color/GradientStop.js b/src/color/GradientStop.js
index f4bbbbfd..9a5d815e 100644
--- a/src/color/GradientStop.js
+++ b/src/color/GradientStop.js
@@ -30,19 +30,22 @@ var GradientStop = this.GradientStop = Base.extend(/** @lends GradientStop# */{
 	 */
 	initialize: function(arg0, arg1) {
 		if (arg0) {
+			var color, rampPoint;
 			if (arg1 === undefined && Array.isArray(arg0)) {
 				// [color, rampPoint]
-				this.setColor(arg0[0]);
-				this.setRampPoint(arg0[1]);
-			} else if (arg0 && arg0.color) {
+				color = arg0[0];
+				rampPoint = arg0[1];
+			} else if (arg0.color) {
 				// stop
-				this.setColor(arg0.color);
-				this.setRampPoint(arg0.rampPoint);
+				color = arg0.color;
+				rampPoint = arg0.rampPoint;
 			} else {
-				// color [, rampPoint]
-				this.setColor(arg0);
-				this.setRampPoint(arg1);
+				// color, rampPoint
+				color = arg0;
+				rampPoint = arg1;
 			}
+			this.setColor(color);
+			this.setRampPoint(rampPoint);
 		}
 	},