diff --git a/Stoner/HDF5.py b/Stoner/HDF5.py
index 34105c82d..96f46c550 100644
--- a/Stoner/HDF5.py
+++ b/Stoner/HDF5.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import numpy as _np_
 from .Core import StonerLoadError, metadataObject, DataFile
 from . import Data, DataFolder
-from .Image.core import ImageFile
+from .Image.core import ImageFile, ImageArray
 import os.path as path
 import os
 
@@ -639,12 +639,20 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kargs):
         if len(args) > 0 and isinstance(args[0], string_types):
             d = SLS_STXMFile(args[0])
             args = args[1:]
+            super(STXMImage, self).__init__(*args, **kargs)
+            self.image = d.data
+            self.metadata.update(d.metadata)
+            self.filename = d.filename
+        elif len(args) > 0 and isinstance(args[0], ImageFile):
+            src = args[0]
+            args = args[1:]
+            super(STXMImage, self).__init__(src.image, *args, **kargs)
+        elif len(args) > 0 and isinstance(args[0], ImageArray):
+            src = args[0]
+            args = args[1:]
+            super(STXMImage, self).__init__(src, *args, **kargs)
         else:
-            d = Data()
-        super(STXMImage, self).__init__(*args[1:], **kargs)
-        self.image = d.data
-        self.metadata.update(d.metadata)
-        self.filename = d.filename
+            super(STXMImage, self).__init__(*args, **kargs)
         if isinstance(regrid, tuple):
             self.gridimage(*regrid)
         elif isinstance(regrid, dict):
@@ -665,3 +673,8 @@ def __floordiv__(self, other):
             return ret
         else:
             raise TypeError("Can only do XMCD calculation with another STXMFile")
+
+    def _load(self, filename, *args, **kargs):
+        """Pass through to SLS_STXMFile._load."""
+        self.__init__(*args, **kargs)
+        return self
diff --git a/Stoner/__init__.py b/Stoner/__init__.py
index 6ec9dee78..837203df4 100644
--- a/Stoner/__init__.py
+++ b/Stoner/__init__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 from os import path as _path_
 
-__version_info__ = ("0", "9", "6")
+__version_info__ = ("0", "9", "7")
 __version__ = ".".join(__version_info__)
 
 __home__ = _path_.realpath(_path_.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index ddf3d0af1..06dbdb760 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 package:
   name: '{{ name|lower }}'
-  version: '0.9.6'
+  version: '0.9.7'
 
 source:
-  git_tag: v0.9.6
+  git_tag: v0.9.7
   git_url: https://github.com/stonerlab/Stoner-PythonCode.git
 build:
   number: 0
diff --git a/scripts/VSManalysis_v2.py b/scripts/VSManalysis_v2.py
index b4e0b87f2..3466f937d 100644
--- a/scripts/VSManalysis_v2.py
+++ b/scripts/VSManalysis_v2.py
@@ -230,9 +230,7 @@ def editData(Data, operations):
                 )
                 break
             except ValueError:
-                timeout += (
-                    1
-                )  # if get 5 files unreadable in a row then finish the program
+                timeout += 1  # if get 5 files unreadable in a row then finish the program
                 print("Could not read file ", path)
                 if timeout <= 5:
                     break