diff --git a/lib/psd/mask.coffee b/lib/psd/mask.coffee
index 4eb8c1b..9a8d3f2 100644
--- a/lib/psd/mask.coffee
+++ b/lib/psd/mask.coffee
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ module.exports = class Mask
     @width = @right - @left
     @height = @bottom - @top
 
+    @defaultColor = @file.readByte()
+    @flags = @file.readByte()
+
     # Each mask defines a couple of flags that are used as extra metadata.
     @relative = (@flags & 0x01) > 0
     @disabled = (@flags & (0x01 << 1)) > 0
     @invert = (@flags & (0x01 << 2)) > 0
 
-    @defaultColor = @file.readByte()
-    @flags = @file.readByte()
-
     @file.seek maskEnd
     return @