diff --git a/class/HPGrowingTextView.h b/class/HPGrowingTextView.h
index 8b343c5..24aaf04 100644
--- a/class/HPGrowingTextView.h
+++ b/class/HPGrowingTextView.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 
 //uitextview properties
-@property(unsafe_unretained) NSObject<HPGrowingTextViewDelegate> *delegate;
+@property(unsafe_unretained) IBOutlet NSObject<HPGrowingTextViewDelegate> *delegate;
 @property(nonatomic,strong) NSString *text;
 @property(nonatomic,strong) UIFont *font;
 @property(nonatomic,strong) UIColor *textColor;