diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/debug/tests/test_query.py b/graphene/contrib/django/debug/tests/test_query.py
index c05ee799..328831b8 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/debug/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/debug/tests/test_query.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_should_query_connection():
     class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
         all_reporters = DjangoConnectionField(ReporterType)
 
-        def resolve_all_reporters_connection(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        def resolve_all_reporters(self, *args, **kwargs):
             return Reporter.objects.all()
 
     query = '''
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def test_should_query_connectionfilter():
     class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
         all_reporters = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ReporterType)
 
-        def resolve_all_reporters_connection_filter(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        def resolve_all_reporters(self, *args, **kwargs):
             return Reporter.objects.all()
 
     query = '''
diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py b/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
index d7321e21..f70e35ff 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class DjangoConnectionField(ConnectionField):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.on = kwargs.pop('on', False)
+        kwargs['default'] = kwargs.pop('default', self.get_manager)
         return super(DjangoConnectionField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     @property
@@ -27,8 +28,6 @@ class DjangoConnectionField(ConnectionField):
         return resolved_qs
 
     def from_list(self, connection_type, resolved, args, info):
-        if resolved is None:
-            resolved = self.get_manager()
         resolved_qs = maybe_queryset(resolved)
         qs = self.get_queryset(resolved_qs, args, info)
         return super(DjangoConnectionField, self).from_list(connection_type, qs, args, info)
diff --git a/graphene/core/classtypes/objecttype.py b/graphene/core/classtypes/objecttype.py
index 4ae840a6..e341ba97 100644
--- a/graphene/core/classtypes/objecttype.py
+++ b/graphene/core/classtypes/objecttype.py
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ class ObjectTypeMeta(FieldsClassTypeMeta):
 
 
 class ObjectType(six.with_metaclass(ObjectTypeMeta, FieldsClassType)):
-    _root = None
 
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
-        print self._root
+        if name == '_root':
+            return
         return getattr(self._root, name)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self._root = kwargs.pop('_root', None)
         signals.pre_init.send(self.__class__, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+        self._root = kwargs.pop('_root', None)
         args_len = len(args)
         fields = self._meta.fields
         if args_len > len(fields):