diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
index 647956f7be..8a8af83c10 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
                 raise VmError('missing memory size')
 
             self.init_domain()
-            self.construct_image()
             self.configure_console()
+            self.construct_image()
             self.configure_restart()
             self.configure_backends()
             deferred = self.configure()