diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/reshare.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/reshare.rb
index ca359c8..b03fd92 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/reshare.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/reshare.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module DiasporaFederation
       # @param [Nokogiri::XML::Element] root_node xml nodes
       # @return [Entity] instance
       private_class_method def self.populate_entity(root_node)
-        new(entity_data(root_node)).tap(&:fetch_root)
+        super(root_node).tap(&:fetch_root)
       end
     end
   end