diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/Media.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/Media.java
index e09e00f86..91e8c1949 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/Media.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/Media.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public class Media implements Parcelable {
     }
 
     public Media(String filename) {
+        this();
         this.filename = filename;
     }