android imageview getdrawable,Android - imageView.getDrawable() returns null

I am stuck on this seemingly easy issue. What am I doing wrong ?

ImageView mImageView;

@Override

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

mImageView = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.control);

ClipDrawable drawable = (ClipDrawable)mImageView.getDrawable();

drawable.setLevel(10);

}

The app crashes at drawable.setLevel(10) with a NullPointerException (drawable is null).

Here is my xml:

circle.xml

android:shape="oval"

android:innerRadius="50dp"

>

android:color="#FFAAFF"/>

clip.xml

android:clipOrientation="horizontal"

android:drawable="@drawable/circle"

android:gravity="