diff --git a/picard/coverart/image.py b/picard/coverart/image.py
index a1bcd151e..15bae3797 100644
--- a/picard/coverart/image.py
+++ b/picard/coverart/image.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2007 Oliver Charles
 # Copyright (C) 2007, 2010-2011 Lukáš Lalinský
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2011, 2014, 2018-2023 Philipp Wolfer
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2011, 2014, 2018-2024 Philipp Wolfer
 # Copyright (C) 2011 Michael Wiencek
 # Copyright (C) 2011-2012, 2015 Wieland Hoffmann
 # Copyright (C) 2013-2015, 2018-2022 Laurent Monin
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ class TagCoverArtImage(CoverArtImage):
     def __init__(self, file, tag=None, types=None, is_front=None,
                  support_types=False, comment='', data=None,
                  support_multi_types=False, id3_type=None):
-        super().__init__(url=None, types=types, comment=comment, data=data, id3_type=id3_type)
         self.sourcefile = file
         self.tag = tag
+        super().__init__(url=None, types=types, comment=comment, data=data, id3_type=id3_type)
         self.support_types = support_types
         self.support_multi_types = support_multi_types
         if is_front is not None:
diff --git a/test/test_coverart_image.py b/test/test_coverart_image.py
index 10f81ea9c..da88c1b72 100644
--- a/test/test_coverart_image.py
+++ b/test/test_coverart_image.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Picard, the next-generation MusicBrainz tagger
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2019, 2021-2022 Philipp Wolfer
+# Copyright (C) 2019, 2021-2024 Philipp Wolfer
 # Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Laurent Monin
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from picard.coverart.utils import (
     Id3ImageType,
     types_from_id3,
 )
+from picard.file import File
 from picard.metadata import Metadata
 from picard.util import encode_filename
 from picard.util.filenaming import WinPathTooLong
@@ -149,8 +150,13 @@ class CoverArtImageTest(PicardTestCase):
                 image.id3_type = invalid_value
 
     def test_init_invalid_id3_type(self):
-        image = CoverArtImage(id3_type=255)
-        self.assertEqual(image.id3_type, Id3ImageType.OTHER)
+        cases = (
+            (CoverArtImage, []),
+            (TagCoverArtImage, [File('test.mp3')]),
+        )
+        for image_class, args in cases:
+            image = image_class(*args, id3_type=255)
+            self.assertEqual(image.id3_type, Id3ImageType.OTHER)
 
     def test_compare_without_type(self):
         image1 = create_image(b'a', types=["front"])