diff --git a/pendulum/pendulum.py b/pendulum/pendulum.py
index 431d995f..119c6622 100644
--- a/pendulum/pendulum.py
+++ b/pendulum/pendulum.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def __init__(self, year, month, day,
             self._second = dt.second
             self._microsecond = dt.microsecond
             self._tzinfo = dt.tzinfo
-            self._fold = getattr(dt, 'fold', fold)
+            self._fold = fold
 
         self._timestamp = None
         self._int_timestamp = None
diff --git a/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py b/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py
index b7dcc4bd..35d3fac8 100644
--- a/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py
+++ b/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ def test_init_fold_is_honored_if_explicit(self):
 
         d = Pendulum(2013, 3, 31, 2, 30, tzinfo='Europe/Paris', fold=0)
         self.assertPendulum(d, 2013, 3, 31, 1, 30)
+        self.assertEqual(d.fold, 0)
 
         d = Pendulum(2013, 3, 31, 2, 30, tzinfo='Europe/Paris', fold=1)
         self.assertPendulum(d, 2013, 3, 31, 3, 30)
+        self.assertEqual(d.fold, 1)