diff --git a/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.h b/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.h
--- a/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.h
+++ b/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     int renderSimpleData(OROPage *page, OROSection *section, const QPointF &offset, const QVariant &data, KReportScriptHandler *script) override = 0;
+    virtual QVariant realItemData(const QVariant& itemData) const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void finishedRendering();
diff --git a/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.cpp b/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.cpp
--- a/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/KReportAsyncItemBase.cpp
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@
 
 
 #include "KReportAsyncItemBase.h"
+
+QVariant KReportAsyncItemBase::realItemData(const QVariant& itemData) const
+{
+    return itemData;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.h b/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.h
--- a/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.h
+++ b/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     int renderSimpleData(OROPage *page, OROSection *section, const QPointF &offset, const QVariant &data, KReportScriptHandler *script) override;
 
     QString itemDataSource() const override;
-    virtual QVariant realItemData(const QVariant &itemData) const;
+    virtual QVariant realItemData(const QVariant &itemData) const override;
 
     void renderFinished();
 
@@ -72,23 +72,23 @@
 
     void setColumn(const QString&);
 
-    qreal m_longtitude;
-    qreal m_latitude;
-    int m_zoom;
-    OROPage *m_pageId;
-    OROSection *m_sectionId;
+    qreal m_longtitude = 0.0;
+    qreal m_latitude = 0.0;
+    int m_zoom = 1200;
+    OROPage *m_pageId = nullptr;
+    OROSection *m_sectionId = nullptr;
     QPointF m_offset;
-    OROPicture * m_oroPicture;
+    OROPicture * m_oroPicture = nullptr;
     KReportMapRenderer m_mapRenderer;
     Marble::MapThemeManager m_themeManager;
 
 private:
     void createProperties() override;
     void deserializeData(const QVariant& serialized);
 
-    bool m_longDataSetFromScript;
-    bool m_latDataSetFromScript;
-    bool m_zoomDataSetFromScript;
+    bool m_longDataSetFromScript = false;
+    bool m_latDataSetFromScript = false;
+    bool m_zoomDataSetFromScript = false;
 
     friend class Scripting::Maps;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp b/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@
 
 //! @todo replace with ReportItemMaps(const QDomNode &element = QDomNode())
 KReportItemMaps::KReportItemMaps()
-    : m_longtitude(0)
-    , m_latitude(0)
-    , m_zoom(1200)
-    , m_pageId(nullptr)
-    , m_sectionId(nullptr)
-    , m_oroPicture(nullptr)
-    , m_longDataSetFromScript(false)
-    , m_latDataSetFromScript(false)
-    , m_zoomDataSetFromScript(false)
 {
     createProperties();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps/KReportMapsPlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/maps/KReportMapsPlugin.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/maps/KReportMapsPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/maps/KReportMapsPlugin.cpp
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
-QObject* KReportMapsPlugin::createScriptInstance(KReportItemBase* /*item*/)
+QObject* KReportMapsPlugin::createScriptInstance(KReportItemBase* item)
 {
-    /*KoReportItemMaps *image = dynamic_cast<KoReportItemMaps*>(item);
-    if (image) {
-        return new Scripting::Maps(image);
-    }*/
+    KReportItemMaps *map = dynamic_cast<KReportItemMaps*>(item);
+    if (map) {
+        return new Scripting::Maps(map);
+    }
     return nullptr;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/renderer/KReportPreRenderer.cpp b/src/renderer/KReportPreRenderer.cpp
--- a/src/renderer/KReportPreRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/KReportPreRenderer.cpp
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
             KReportAsyncItemBase *async_ob = qobject_cast<KReportAsyncItemBase*>(ob);
             if (async_ob){
                 //kreportDebug() << "async object";
-                asyncManager->addItem(async_ob, m_page, sec, offset, itemData, m_scriptHandler);
+                asyncManager->addItem(async_ob, m_page, sec, offset, async_ob->realItemData(itemData), m_scriptHandler);
             } else {
                 //kreportDebug() << "sync object";
                 itemHeight = ob->renderSimpleData(m_page, sec, offset, itemData, m_scriptHandler);
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.h b/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.h
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.h
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QtQml/QJSValue>
+#include <QMap>
 
 class KReportDocument;
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
 private:
     KReportDocument *m_reportData;
     QJSValue m_scriptObject;
+    QMap<QString, QObject*> m_scriptObjMap;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.cpp b/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.cpp
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/KReportScriptReport.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 
 QObject* Report::objectByName(const QString &n)
 {
+    if (m_scriptObjMap.contains(n)) {
+        return m_scriptObjMap[n];
+    }
+
     QList<KReportItemBase *>obs = m_reportData->objects();
     foreach(KReportItemBase *o, obs) {
         if (o->entityName() == n) {
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@
                 if (plugin) {
                     QObject *obj = plugin->createScriptInstance(o);
                     if (obj) {
+                        m_scriptObjMap[n] = obj;
                         return obj;
                     }
                 }