diff --git a/fsl/data/image.py b/fsl/data/image.py
index 846e8abb7ec66946a2d5862556f724222f441b5b..2560cffdb35b76d2d4ade66f3f23b8327bf20a9c 100644
--- a/fsl/data/image.py
+++ b/fsl/data/image.py
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ class Image(Nifti1, notifier.Notifier):
 
     
     In addition to the attributes added by the :meth:`Nifti1.__init__` method,
-    the following read-only properties are present on an ``Image`` instance as
-    properties (https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#property):
+    the following attributes/properties are present on an ``Image`` instance 
+    as properties (https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#property):
 
 
     ============== ======================================================
@@ -408,23 +408,26 @@ class Image(Nifti1, notifier.Notifier):
         else:
             nibImage = image
 
-        # Figure out the name of this image. If it has
-        # not beenbeen explicitly passed in, and this
-        # image was loaded from disk, use the file name.
-        if name is None and isinstance(image, six.string_types):
-            name = removeExt(op.basename(image))
+        # Figure out the name of this image, if 
+        # it has not beenbeen explicitly passed in
+        if name is None:
             
-        # Or the image was created from a numpy array
-        elif isinstance(image, np.ndarray):
-            name = 'Numpy array'
+            # If this image was loaded
+            # from disk, use the file name.
+            if isinstance(image, six.string_types):
+                name = removeExt(op.basename(image))
             
-        # Or image from a nibabel image
-        else:
-            name = 'Nibabel image'
+            # Or the image was created from a numpy array
+            elif isinstance(image, np.ndarray):
+                name = 'Numpy array'
+            
+            # Or image from a nibabel image
+            else:
+                name = 'Nibabel image'
  
         Nifti1.__init__(self, nibImage.get_header())
 
-        self.__name         = name
+        self.name           = name
         self.__dataSource   = dataSource
         self.__nibImage     = nibImage
         self.__saveState    = dataSource is not None
@@ -458,12 +461,6 @@ class Image(Nifti1, notifier.Notifier):
         """See the :meth:`__str__` method."""
         return self.__str__()
 
-
-    @property
-    def name(self):
-        """Returns the name of this ``Image``. """
-        return self.__name
-
     
     @property
     def dataSource(self):
diff --git a/fsl/data/tensorimage.py b/fsl/data/tensorimage.py
index 2587cc18929e49aff413721166a37f28b5845e77..0cee5380c78e206537fe7f810ec64505382e3230 100644
--- a/fsl/data/tensorimage.py
+++ b/fsl/data/tensorimage.py
@@ -125,16 +125,15 @@ class TensorImage(fslimage.Nifti1):
         else:
             paths = path
 
-        fslimage.Nifti1.__init__(self, paths['l1'],
-                                 loadData=False,
-                                 calcRange=False)
 
         self.__v1 = fslimage.Image(paths['v1'])
         self.__v2 = fslimage.Image(paths['v2'])
         self.__v3 = fslimage.Image(paths['v3'])
         self.__l1 = fslimage.Image(paths['l1'])
         self.__l2 = fslimage.Image(paths['l2'])
-        self.__l3 = fslimage.Image(paths['l3'])
+        self.__l3 = fslimage.Image(paths['l3']) 
+
+        fslimage.Nifti1.__init__(self, self.__l1.header)
 
         l1dir = op.abspath(op.dirname(paths['l1']))