diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-pipeline.c b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-pipeline.c
index eebf8b595f..6d271ba17f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-pipeline.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-pipeline.c
@@ -254,6 +254,16 @@ _timeline_track_removed_cb (GESTimeline * timeline, GESTrack * track,
   _unlink_track (pipeline, track);
 }
 
+static void
+ges_pipeline_constructed (GObject * object)
+{
+  GESPipeline *self = GES_PIPELINE (object);
+
+  ges_pipeline_set_mode (self, DEFAULT_TIMELINE_MODE);
+
+  ((GObjectClass *) ges_pipeline_parent_class)->constructed (object);
+}
+
 static void
 ges_pipeline_dispose (GObject * object)
 {
@@ -301,6 +311,8 @@ ges_pipeline_class_init (GESPipelineClass * klass)
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (ges_pipeline_debug, "gespipeline",
       GST_DEBUG_FG_YELLOW, "ges pipeline");
 
+
+  object_class->constructed = ges_pipeline_constructed;
   object_class->dispose = ges_pipeline_dispose;
   object_class->get_property = ges_pipeline_get_property;
   object_class->set_property = ges_pipeline_set_property;
@@ -405,8 +417,6 @@ ges_pipeline_init (GESPipeline * self)
   if (G_UNLIKELY (self->priv->encodebin == NULL))
     goto no_encodebin;
 
-  ges_pipeline_set_mode (self, DEFAULT_TIMELINE_MODE);
-
   return;
 
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