diff --git a/nbt/nbt.py b/nbt/nbt.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/nbt/nbt.py
+++ b/nbt/nbt.py
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ class TAG_Double(_TAG_Numeric):
 

 class TAG_Byte_Array(TAG):

 	id = TAG_BYTE_ARRAY

-	def __init__(self, buffer=None):

+	def __init__(self, name=None, value=None, buffer=None):

 		super(TAG_Byte_Array, self).__init__()

-		self.value = ''

 		if buffer:

 			self._parse_buffer(buffer)
Make TAG_Byte_Array instantiate like everything else.