diff --git a/src/core/SampleClip.cpp b/src/core/SampleClip.cpp
index 1d173d78e..6396d49f3 100644
--- a/src/core/SampleClip.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SampleClip.cpp
@@ -292,15 +292,15 @@ void SampleClip::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 	if( sampleFile().isEmpty() && _this.hasAttribute( "data" ) )
 	{
 		m_sampleBuffer->loadFromBase64( _this.attribute( "data" ) );
+		if (_this.hasAttribute("sample_rate"))
+		{
+			m_sampleBuffer->setSampleRate(_this.attribute("sample_rate").toInt());
+		}
 	}
 	changeLength( _this.attribute( "len" ).toInt() );
 	setMuted( _this.attribute( "muted" ).toInt() );
 	setStartTimeOffset( _this.attribute( "off" ).toInt() );
 
-	if ( _this.hasAttribute( "sample_rate" ) ) {
-		m_sampleBuffer->setSampleRate( _this.attribute( "sample_rate" ).toInt() );
-	}
-
 	if( _this.hasAttribute( "color" ) )
 	{
 		useCustomClipColor( true );