diff --git a/prototorch/core/initializers.py b/prototorch/core/initializers.py
index fc5e83f..fa4299c 100644
--- a/prototorch/core/initializers.py
+++ b/prototorch/core/initializers.py
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ class AbstractDataAwareLTInitializer(AbstractLinearTransformInitializer):
     def __init__(self,
                  data: torch.Tensor,
                  noise: float = 0.0,
-                 transform: Callable = torch.nn.Identity()):
+                 transform: Callable = torch.nn.Identity(),
+                 out_dim_first: bool = False):
+        super().__init__(out_dim_first)
         self.data = data
         self.noise = noise
         self.transform = transform
@@ -454,7 +456,6 @@ class AbstractDataAwareLTInitializer(AbstractLinearTransformInitializer):
 
 class PCALinearTransformInitializer(AbstractDataAwareLTInitializer):
     """Initialize a matrix with Eigenvectors from the data."""
-    @abstractmethod
     def generate(self, in_dim: int, out_dim: int):
         _, _, weights = torch.pca_lowrank(self.data, q=out_dim)
         return self.generate_end_hook(weights)