diff --git a/src/cpp.cpp b/src/cpp.cpp
index d7302b6..fa55cf5 100644
--- a/src/cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp.cpp
@@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ void initializeMembers(QTextStream& cpp, const QString& prefix, const Object& o,
 {
     for (const Property& p: o.properties) {
         if (p.type.type == BindingType::Object) {
-            initializeMembers(cpp, "m_" + p.name + "->",
-                    conf.findObject(p.type.name), conf);
             cpp << QString("    %1m_%2->m_d = %3_%2_get(%1m_d);\n")
                    .arg(prefix, p.name, snakeCase(o.name));
+            initializeMembers(cpp, "m_" + p.name + "->",
+                    conf.findObject(p.type.name), conf);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_objects_rust.cpp b/tests/test_objects_rust.cpp
index ea73ee1..4f95ba4 100644
--- a/tests/test_objects_rust.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_objects_rust.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ Group::Group(QObject *parent):
         innerObjectDescriptionChanged)),
     m_ownsPrivate(true)
 {
-    m_person->m_object->m_d = person_object_get(m_person->m_d);
     m_person->m_d = group_person_get(m_d);
+    m_person->m_object->m_d = person_object_get(m_person->m_d);
 }
 
 Group::~Group() {