diff --git a/src/widgets/image_view.rs b/src/widgets/image_view.rs
index 815ea54..a186b56 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image_view.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image_view.rs
@@ -119,11 +119,14 @@ mod imp {
             klass.set_template_from_resource("/org/gnome/ImageViewer/gtk/image_view.ui");
             Self::bind_template_children(klass);
         }
+
+        fn instance_init(obj: &glib::subclass::InitializingObject<Self::Type>) {
+            obj.init_template();
+        }
     }
 
     impl ObjectImpl for IvImageView {
         fn constructed(&self, obj: &Self::Type) {
-            obj.init_template();
             self.parent_constructed(obj);
 
             obj.bind_property("header-visible", &self.headerbar.get(), "visible")
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 93f92f4..da10ee7 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@ mod imp {
             // CompositeTemplate macro to bind all children at once.
             Self::bind_template_children(klass);
         }
+        fn instance_init(obj: &glib::subclass::InitializingObject<Self::Type>) {
+            obj.init_template();
+        }
     }
 
     impl ObjectImpl for IvWindow {
         fn constructed(&self, obj: &Self::Type) {
-            obj.init_template();
             self.parent_constructed(obj);
 
             if config::PROFILE == ".Devel" {