Template.roundedButtonGroup.onRendered(() => { const instance = Template.instance(); const value = instance.data.value; if (!value.get()) { value.set(instance.data.options[0].key); } }); Template.roundedButtonGroup.events({ 'click [data-key]'(event, instance) { const $element = $(event.currentTarget); const key = $element.attr('data-key'); instance.data.value.set(key); } });