diff --git a/GestureRecognition/SimpleHandRecogniser.py b/GestureRecognition/SimpleHandRecogniser.py
index 2681a90..70e553b 100644
--- a/GestureRecognition/SimpleHandRecogniser.py
+++ b/GestureRecognition/SimpleHandRecogniser.py
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ import numpy as np
 import cv2
 
 class SimpleHandRecogniser(HandRecogniser):
-    def load_image(self, image_path):
-        self.img = cv2.imread(image_path, 1)
+    def __init__(self, image_path = ""):
+        self._image_path = image_path
+
+    def load_image(self, image_path = None):
+        if image_path is not None:
+            self._image_path = image_path
+        self.img = cv2.imread(self._image_path, 1)
         self.img = cv2.resize(self.img, None, fx=0.1, fy=0.1, interpolation = cv2.INTER_AREA)
     
     def __calc_pos_y(self, x, radius, centre):