Index: trunk/src/com/drew/metadata/tiff/DirectoryTiffHandler.java
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--- trunk/src/com/drew/metadata/tiff/DirectoryTiffHandler.java	(revision 8243)
+++ trunk/src/com/drew/metadata/tiff/DirectoryTiffHandler.java	(revision 10862)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 Drew Noakes
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 Drew Noakes
  *
  *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -63,5 +63,7 @@
         _directoryStack.push(_currentDirectory);
         try {
-            _currentDirectory = directoryClass.newInstance();
+            Directory newDirectory = directoryClass.newInstance();
+            newDirectory.setParent(_currentDirectory);
+            _currentDirectory = newDirectory;
         } catch (InstantiationException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
Index: trunk/src/com/drew/metadata/tiff/package.html
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--- trunk/src/com/drew/metadata/tiff/package.html	(revision 8243)
+++ trunk/src/com/drew/metadata/tiff/package.html	(revision 10862)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <!--
-  ~ Copyright 2002-2015 Drew Noakes
+  ~ Copyright 2002-2016 Drew Noakes
   ~
   ~    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");