diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/FramedCloud.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/FramedCloud.js
index f99eaa250e..cf3bdb3640 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/FramedCloud.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/FramedCloud.js
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ OpenLayers.Popup.FramedCloud =
      */
     panMapIfOutOfView: true,
 
-    /**
-     * Property: imageSrc
-     * {String}
-     */
-    imageSrc: null,
-
     /**
      * APIProperty: imageSize
      * {<OpenLayers.Size>}
@@ -214,9 +208,9 @@ OpenLayers.Popup.FramedCloud =
     initialize:function(id, lonlat, size, contentHTML, anchor, closeBox, 
                         closeBoxCallback) {
 
+        this.imageSrc = OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation() + 'cloud-popup-relative.png';
         OpenLayers.Popup.Framed.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
         this.contentDiv.className = "olFramedCloudPopupContent";
-        this.imageSrc = OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation() + 'cloud-popup-relative.png';
     },
 
     /**