diff --git a/src/Clip.cpp b/src/Clip.cpp
index f80705c9..506d5081 100644
--- a/src/Clip.cpp
+++ b/src/Clip.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ void Clip::init_settings()
 	has_video = Keyframe(-1.0);
 
 	// Default pointers
-	reader = NULL;
-	resampler = NULL;
-	audio_cache = NULL;
 	manage_reader = false;
 }
 
@@ -124,18 +121,15 @@ void Clip::init_reader_rotation() {
 }
 
 // Default Constructor for a clip
-Clip::Clip() : reader(NULL)
+Clip::Clip() : reader(NULL), resampler(NULL), audio_cache(NULL)
 {
 	// Init all default settings
 	init_settings();
 }
 
 // Constructor with reader
-Clip::Clip(ReaderBase* new_reader)
+Clip::Clip(ReaderBase* new_reader) : reader(new_reader), resampler(NULL), audio_cache(NULL)
 {
-	// Set the reader
-	reader = new_reader;
-
 	// Init all default settings
 	init_settings();
 
@@ -148,7 +142,7 @@ Clip::Clip(ReaderBase* new_reader)
 }
 
 // Constructor with filepath
-Clip::Clip(string path) : reader(NULL)
+Clip::Clip(string path) : reader(NULL), resampler(NULL), audio_cache(NULL)
 {
 	// Init all default settings
 	init_settings();
diff --git a/src/QtImageReader.cpp b/src/QtImageReader.cpp
index bbfae20b..764ef6ed 100644
--- a/src/QtImageReader.cpp
+++ b/src/QtImageReader.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ void QtImageReader::Open()
 		image = std::shared_ptr<QImage>(new QImage());
 		bool success = image->load(QString::fromStdString(path));
 
-		// Set pixel format
-		image = std::shared_ptr<QImage>(new QImage(image->convertToFormat(QImage::Format_RGBA8888)));
-
 		if (!success)
 			// raise exception
 			throw InvalidFile("File could not be opened.", path);
 
+		// Set pixel format
+		image = std::shared_ptr<QImage>(new QImage(image->convertToFormat(QImage::Format_RGBA8888)));
+
 		// Update image properties
 		info.has_audio = false;
 		info.has_video = true;