diff --git a/src/user_interface.jl b/src/user_interface.jl
index 7c139ea4f..ce37f3287 100644
--- a/src/user_interface.jl
+++ b/src/user_interface.jl
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ end
 # Work around different JuMP modes (Automatic / Manual / Direct).
 function construct_subproblem(optimizer_factory, direct_mode::Bool)
     if direct_mode
-        return JuMP.direct_model(optimizer_factory())
+        return JuMP.direct_model(MOI.instantiate(optimizer_factory))
     else
         return JuMP.Model() # optimizer_factory)
     end