diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ad9b1c..74e068e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ import {createApp} from 'vue';
 import VueFlatPickr from 'vue-flatpickr-component';
 import 'flatpickr/dist/flatpickr.css';
 // Your app initialization logic goes here
-const app = createApp().mount('#app')
+const app = createApp({});
 app.use(VueFlatPickr);
+app.mount('#app');
 ```
 
 This will register a global component `<flat-pickr>`
diff --git a/src/component.js b/src/component.js
index 78c4cfa..cd993f1 100644
--- a/src/component.js
+++ b/src/component.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         );
       }
     },
-    // https://chmln.github.io/flatpickr/options/
+    // https://flatpickr.js.org/options/
     config: {
       type: Object,
       default: () => ({
@@ -59,14 +59,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       default: false
     }
   },
-  data() {
-    return {
-      /**
-       * The flatpickr instance
-       */
-      fp: null
-    };
-  },
+  fp: null, // non-reactive
   mounted() {
     // Return early if flatpickr is already loaded
     /* istanbul ignore if */
@@ -206,10 +199,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
   },
   beforeUnmount() {
     /* istanbul ignore else */
-    if (this.fp) {
-      this.fpInput().removeEventListener('blur', this.onBlur);
-      this.fp.destroy();
-      this.fp = null;
-    }
+    if (!this.fp) return
+    this.fpInput().removeEventListener('blur', this.onBlur);
+    this.fp.destroy();
+    this.fp = null;
   }
 });
diff --git a/webpack.config.dev.js b/webpack.config.dev.js
index 3fa2670..aab3342 100644
--- a/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }),
     new webpack.DefinePlugin({
       __VUE_OPTIONS_API__: true,
-      __VUE_PROD_DEVTOOLS__: false
+      __VUE_PROD_DEVTOOLS__: true
     }),
     new VueLoaderPlugin(),
   ],