diff --git a/src/python/librir/video_io/IRMovie.py b/src/python/librir/video_io/IRMovie.py
index f93d540..aab70a3 100644
--- a/src/python/librir/video_io/IRMovie.py
+++ b/src/python/librir/video_io/IRMovie.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Union
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def __init__(self, handle):
         self._frame_attributes_d = {}
         self._file_attributes = FileAttributes(self.filename)
         self._file_attributes.attributes = get_global_attributes(self.handle)
+        self._registration_file = None
 
         self.calibration = "DL"
 
@@ -227,13 +228,13 @@ def close(self):
             self.__tempfile__ = None
 
     @property
-    def registration_file(self) -> Path:
+    def registration_file(self) -> Optional[Path]:
         """
         Returns the registration file name for this camera, and tries to download it
         from ARCADE if not already done.
         """
-
-        return self._registration_file
+        if self._registration_file:
+            return self._registration_file
 
     @registration_file.setter
     def registration_file(self, value) -> None:
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ def registration(self) -> bool:
         """
         Returns True is video registration is activated, false otherwise
         """
-        if self._registration_file.exists():
+        if self._registration_file is not None and self._registration_file.exists():
             return motion_correction_enabled(self.handle)
         return False
 
diff --git a/tests/python/test_IRMovie.py b/tests/python/test_IRMovie.py
index 6f6ca93..7cf97b3 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_IRMovie.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_IRMovie.py
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ def test_IRMovie_with_filename_as_input(filename):
     assert mov.filename == filename
 
 
+@pytest.mark.instantiation
+def test_IRMovie_with_handle_as_input(array):
+    with IRMovie.from_numpy_array(array) as movie:
+        new_mov = IRMovie(movie.handle)
+        assert new_mov.handle == movie.handle
+        new_mov.__tempfile__ = None
+        movie.__tempfile__ = None
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+            IRMovie(0)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.instantiation
 def test_IRMovie_instantiation_with_2D_numpy_array(valid_2D_array):
     mov = IRMovie.from_numpy_array(valid_2D_array)
diff --git a/tests/python/test_registration.py b/tests/python/test_registration.py
index 7f55429..d334c92 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_registration.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_registration.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def test_set_registration_file_to_IRMovie(
     movie_with_polygon_drawn: IRMovie, reg: MaskedRegistratorECC
 ):
     images = movie_with_polygon_drawn.data
+    assert not movie_with_polygon_drawn.registration
 
     # Set the first image
     reg.start(images[0])
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ def test_set_registration_file_to_IRMovie(
     reg.to_reg_file(reg_file)
     movie_with_polygon_drawn.registration_file = reg_file
     movie_with_polygon_drawn[0]
+    assert movie_with_polygon_drawn.registration
+
     os.unlink(reg_file)