--- a/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/ProjectHelper.py	Sun Nov 06 11:22:39 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/ProjectHelper.py	Mon Nov 07 17:19:58 2022 +0100
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
         @param parent parent widget (QWidget)
         @param name name of this object (string)
         """
-        VcsProjectHelper.__init__(self, vcsObject, projectObject, parent, name)
-
-        # instantiate the extensions
         from .CloseheadExtension.ProjectHelper import CloseheadProjectHelper
         from .GpgExtension.ProjectHelper import GpgProjectHelper
         from .HisteditExtension.ProjectHelper import HisteditProjectHelper
@@ -47,6 +44,9 @@
         from .ShelveExtension.ProjectHelper import ShelveProjectHelper
         from .StripExtension.ProjectHelper import StripProjectHelper
 
+        super().__init__(vcsObject, projectObject, parent, name)
+
+        # instantiate the extensions
         self.__extensions = {
             "mq": QueuesProjectHelper(),
             "purge": PurgeProjectHelper(),