diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
index f59b3a9e2c..8045d43104 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ export default class extends React.Component {
                 });
             }).done();
         }
-        this._afterComponentDidMount();
         this.fixupHeight();
+        this._afterComponentDidMount();
     }
 
     // To be overridden by subclasses (e.g. MStickerBody) for further