diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Navigation/DetectorNavigator.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/Navigation/DetectorNavigator.hpp
index bc7a05f3b57..9017225a803 100644
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Navigation/DetectorNavigator.hpp
+++ b/Core/include/Acts/Navigation/DetectorNavigator.hpp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class DetectorNavigator {
                  << posInfo(state, stepper) << "Entering navigator::preStep.");
 
     auto& nState = state.navigation;
+    fillNavigationState(state, stepper, nState);
 
     if (inactive()) {
       ACTS_VERBOSE(volInfo(state)