diff --git a/swiftsimio/objects.py b/swiftsimio/objects.py
index c1025334..0eaa1412 100644
--- a/swiftsimio/objects.py
+++ b/swiftsimio/objects.py
@@ -730,6 +730,17 @@ def __new__(
         cosmo_factor: cosmo_factor
 
         try:
+            obj = super().__new__(
+                cls,
+                input_array,
+                units=units,
+                registry=registry,
+                dtype=dtype,
+                bypass_validation=bypass_validation,
+                name=name,
+            )
+        except TypeError:
+            # Older versions of unyt (before input_units was deprecated)
             obj = super().__new__(
                 cls,
                 input_array,
@@ -741,7 +752,7 @@ def __new__(
                 name=name,
             )
         except TypeError:
-            # Older versions of unyt
+            # Even older versions of unyt (before name was added)
             obj = super().__new__(
                 cls,
                 input_array,