diff --git a/src/shapes/group.class.js b/src/shapes/group.class.js
index b3eac796..95b53f54 100644
--- a/src/shapes/group.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/group.class.js
@@ -230,9 +230,10 @@
      * @return {Object} object representation of an instance
      */
     toObject: function(propertiesToInclude) {
+      var _includeDefaultValues = this.includeDefaultValues;
       var objsToObject = this._objects.map(function(obj) {
         var originalDefaults = obj.includeDefaultValues;
-        obj.includeDefaultValues = obj.group.includeDefaultValues;
+        obj.includeDefaultValues = _includeDefaultValues;
         var _obj = obj.toObject(propertiesToInclude);
         obj.includeDefaultValues = originalDefaults;
         return _obj;
@@ -253,9 +254,10 @@
         objsToObject = sourcePath;
       }
       else {
+        var _includeDefaultValues = this.includeDefaultValues;
         objsToObject = this._objects.map(function(obj) {
           var originalDefaults = obj.includeDefaultValues;
-          obj.includeDefaultValues = obj.group.includeDefaultValues;
+          obj.includeDefaultValues = _includeDefaultValues;
           var _obj = obj.toDatalessObject(propertiesToInclude);
           obj.includeDefaultValues = originalDefaults;
           return _obj;