diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php
index dc2043dbd..aa719f4fe 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ abstract class Projectile extends Entity{
 	public $hadCollision = false;
 
 	public function __construct(Level $level, CompoundTag $nbt, Entity $shootingEntity = null){
+		parent::__construct($level, $nbt);
 		if($shootingEntity !== null){
 			$this->setOwningEntity($shootingEntity);
 		}
-		parent::__construct($level, $nbt);
 	}
 
 	public function attack(EntityDamageEvent $source){