diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py
index 968ab5298b..2f74011914 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from .entity_instance import entity_instance
 
 class file(object):
     def __init__(self, f=None):
-        self.wrapped_data = f or ifcopenshell_wrapper.file(True)
+        self.wrapped_data = f or ifcopenshell_wrapper.file()
     def create_entity(self,type,*args,**kwargs):
         e = entity_instance(type)
         attrs = list(enumerate(args)) + \