diff --git a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
index 7762edcb8..d7679ce77 100644
--- a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ AutomatableModel::AutomatableModel( DataType _type,
 	Model( _parent, _display_name, _default_constructed ),
 	m_minValue( _min ),
 	m_maxValue( _max ),
-	m_dataType( _type ),
 	m_value( _val ),
+	m_dataType( _type ),
 	m_initValue( _val ),
 	m_step( _step ),
 	m_range( _max - _min ),