diff --git a/hera-core/src/main/java/org/synyx/hera/core/config/PluginListDefinitionParser.java b/hera-core/src/main/java/org/synyx/hera/core/config/PluginListDefinitionParser.java
index da6b8be..247a71a 100644
--- a/hera-core/src/main/java/org/synyx/hera/core/config/PluginListDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/hera-core/src/main/java/org/synyx/hera/core/config/PluginListDefinitionParser.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class PluginListDefinitionParser extends AbstractBeanDefinitionParser {
         String initFactories = element.getAttribute("init-factories");
 
         if (StringUtils.hasText(initFactories)) {
-            builder.addPropertyValue("allowEagerInit", initFactories);
+            builder.addPropertyValue("initFactories", initFactories);
         }
 
         return getSourcedBeanDefinition(builder, element, context);
diff --git a/hera-core/src/main/resources/org/synyx/hera/core/config/hera.xsd b/hera-core/src/main/resources/org/synyx/hera/core/config/hera.xsd
index 700b6f2..ae09248 100644
--- a/hera-core/src/main/resources/org/synyx/hera/core/config/hera.xsd
+++ b/hera-core/src/main/resources/org/synyx/hera/core/config/hera.xsd
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	<xsd:complexType name="pluginType">
 		<xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:string" />
 		<xsd:attribute name="class" type="classType" />
-		<xsd:attribute name="init-factories" type="xsd:boolean" />
+		<xsd:attribute name="init-factories" type="xsd:boolean" default="false" />
 	</xsd:complexType>
 	
 	<xsd:simpleType name="classType">