diff --git a/segpy/reader.py b/segpy/reader.py
index ce154d9..ef7ccec 100644
--- a/segpy/reader.py
+++ b/segpy/reader.py
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ class SegYReader(object):
         file_pos = self._fh.tell()
         file_mode = self._fh.mode
 
+        _ = self.max_num_trace_samples()
+
         state = self.__dict__.copy()
         state['__version__'] = __version__
         state['_file_name'] = filename