diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/CrawlURI.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/CrawlURI.java
index c6d620c4..4d97db01 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/CrawlURI.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/CrawlURI.java
@@ -1633,10 +1633,10 @@ implements Reporter, Serializable, OverlayContext {
         CrawlURI newCaURI = new CrawlURI(u, 
                 extendHopsPath(getPathFromSeed(),link.getHopType().getHopChar()),
                 getUURI(), link.getContext());
-        newCaURI.inheritFrom(this);
         if (link.hasData()) {
             newCaURI.data = link.getData();
         }
+        newCaURI.inheritFrom(this);
         return newCaURI;
     }