diff --git a/core/src/main/java/ai/timefold/solver/core/impl/constructionheuristic/placer/QueuedEntityPlacerFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/ai/timefold/solver/core/impl/constructionheuristic/placer/QueuedEntityPlacerFactory.java
index 3efd580e6f..a33271f874 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/ai/timefold/solver/core/impl/constructionheuristic/placer/QueuedEntityPlacerFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/ai/timefold/solver/core/impl/constructionheuristic/placer/QueuedEntityPlacerFactory.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public EntitySelectorConfig buildEntitySelectorConfig(HeuristicConfigPolicy<Solu
         } else {
             // The default phase configuration generates the entity selector config without an updated version of the configuration policy.
             // We need to ensure that there are no missing sorting settings.
-            var entityDescriptor = getTheOnlyEntityDescriptor(configPolicy.getSolutionDescriptor());
+            var entityDescriptor = deduceEntityDescriptor(configPolicy, entitySelectorConfig.getEntityClass());
             entitySelectorConfig = deduceEntitySortManner(configPolicy, entityDescriptor, entitySelectorConfig);
         }
         var cacheType = entitySelectorConfig.getCacheType();