diff --git a/__tests__/demo/demo-components/index.js b/__tests__/demo/demo-components/index.js
index 9488bc5c..e7bedb1d 100644
--- a/__tests__/demo/demo-components/index.js
+++ b/__tests__/demo/demo-components/index.js
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ export function EventTargetErrorOnRowClick(props) {
     props.onSelectionChange(rows);
   };
   const onRowClicked = (evt, rowData) => {
-    evt.persist();
     console.log(evt.target);
   };
 
@@ -550,6 +549,12 @@ export function EventTargetErrorOnRowClick(props) {
         data={datas}
         onSelectionChange={onRowSelectionChanged}
         onRowClick={onRowClicked}
+        components={{
+          MTableBodyRow: (props, p2) => {
+            console.log({ props, p2 });
+            return <MTableBodyRow {...props} persistEvents={true} />;
+          }
+        }}
         options={{
           selection: true
         }}
diff --git a/src/components/m-table-body-row.js b/src/components/m-table-body-row.js
index 44f35e9a..3e4530e7 100644
--- a/src/components/m-table-body-row.js
+++ b/src/components/m-table-body-row.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default function MTableBodyRow(props) {
     onDoubleRowClick,
     ...rowProps
   } = props;
+
   const onClick = (event, callback) =>
     callback(event, data, (panelIndex) => {
       let panel = detailPanel;
@@ -52,11 +53,13 @@ export default function MTableBodyRow(props) {
       }
       onToggleDetailPanel(path, panel);
     });
+
   const onRowClickListener = useDoubleClick(
     onRowClick ? (e) => onClick(e, onRowClick) : undefined,
     onDoubleRowClick ? (e) => onClick(e, onDoubleRowClick) : undefined,
     persistEvents
   );
+
   const getRenderColumns = () => {
     const size = CommonValues.elementSize(props);
     const mapArr = props.columns
@@ -509,9 +512,9 @@ MTableBodyRow.defaultProps = {
   index: 0,
   data: {},
   options: {},
-  path: [],
-  // onRowClick, onRowDoubleClick events will be persisted
-  persistEvents: true
+  path: []
+  /** if this is not set, it's like it ignores this prop when overriding? */
+  // persistEvents: true
 };
 
 MTableBodyRow.propTypes = {
diff --git a/src/utils/hooks/useDoubleClick.js b/src/utils/hooks/useDoubleClick.js
index 84ab0551..28deea74 100644
--- a/src/utils/hooks/useDoubleClick.js
+++ b/src/utils/hooks/useDoubleClick.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
-function useDoubleClick(singleCallback, dbCallback, persistEvents = false) {
+function useDoubleClick(singleCallback, dbCallback, persistEvents) {
   const countRef = React.useRef(0);
   /** Refs for the timer **/
   const timerRef = React.useRef(null);