diff --git a/js/models/blockchain/Insight.js b/js/models/blockchain/Insight.js
index d71ea79a7..2e6c4116c 100644
--- a/js/models/blockchain/Insight.js
+++ b/js/models/blockchain/Insight.js
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ var preconditions = require('preconditions').singleton();
 */
 
 var Insight = function(opts) {
-  this.status = this.STATUS.DISCONNECTED;
-  this.subscribed = {};
-  this.listeningBlocks = false;
-
   preconditions.checkArgument(opts).shouldBeObject(opts)
     .checkArgument(opts.host)
     .checkArgument(opts.port)
     .checkArgument(opts.schema);
 
+  this.status = this.STATUS.DISCONNECTED;
+  this.subscribed = {};
+  this.listeningBlocks = false;
+
   this.url = opts.schema + '://' + opts.host + ':' + opts.port;
   this.opts = {
     'reconnection': opts.reconnection || true,