diff --git a/src/content/components/philomena/MediaBox.ts b/src/content/components/philomena/MediaBox.ts
index 2d8caed..9c1f62e 100644
--- a/src/content/components/philomena/MediaBox.ts
+++ b/src/content/components/philomena/MediaBox.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export class MediaBox extends BaseComponent {
       ? new ImageContainer(imageContainerElement)
       : null;
 
+    this.#imageContainer?.initialize();
+
     on(this, EVENT_TAGS_UPDATED, this.#onTagsUpdatedRefreshTagsAndAliases.bind(this));
   }