diff --git a/src/main/java/net/datafaker/transformations/JavaObjectTransformer.java b/src/main/java/net/datafaker/transformations/JavaObjectTransformer.java
index 6ab1cfcda..ae9f86613 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/datafaker/transformations/JavaObjectTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/datafaker/transformations/JavaObjectTransformer.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class JavaObjectTransformer implements Transformer<Object, Object> {
-    private static final Map<Class<?>, Object> CLASS2RESULT = new IdentityHashMap<>();
     private static final Map<Schema<Object, ?>, Consumer<Object>> SCHEMA2CONSUMER = new IdentityHashMap<>();
     private static final Map<Class<?>, Constructor<?>> CLASS2CONSTRUCTOR = new IdentityHashMap<>();
 
@@ -56,12 +55,15 @@ public Object apply(Object input, Schema<Object, ?> schema) {
 
             result = getObject(schema, result, primaryConstructor);
         } else {
-            result = CLASS2RESULT.get(clazz);
             if (result == null) {
                 try {
-                    result = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
-                    CLASS2RESULT.put(clazz, result);
-                } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | NoSuchMethodException |
+                    Constructor<?> primaryConstructor = CLASS2CONSTRUCTOR.get(clazz);
+                    if (primaryConstructor == null) {
+                        primaryConstructor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructors()[0];
+                        CLASS2CONSTRUCTOR.put(clazz, primaryConstructor);
+                    }
+                    result = primaryConstructor.newInstance();
+                } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException |
                          InvocationTargetException e) {
                     throw new RuntimeException(e);
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/datafaker/annotations/FakeAnnotationTest.java b/src/test/java/net/datafaker/annotations/FakeAnnotationTest.java
index 4b9f4e809..eda715568 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/datafaker/annotations/FakeAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/datafaker/annotations/FakeAnnotationTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package net.datafaker.annotations;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Random;
 
 import net.datafaker.Faker;
 import net.datafaker.annotations.dto.ComplexPersonJavaRecord;
 import net.datafaker.annotations.dto.Person;
 import net.datafaker.annotations.dto.PersonJavaRecord;
+import net.datafaker.sequence.FakeCollection;
 import net.datafaker.service.RandomService;
 import net.datafaker.transformations.Schema;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -82,6 +86,18 @@ void shouldGenerateEntityWithDefaultSchemaAndInDefaultSchemaInCurrentClass() {
         assertThat(person.name).isNotNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldGenerateEntityWithDefaultSchemaAndInDefaultSchemaInCurrentClass2() {
+        final int expectedSize = 5;
+        final Schema schema = customSchema();
+        List<DefaultPerson> list = new FakeCollection.Builder<DefaultPerson>()
+            .suppliers(() -> Faker.populate(DefaultPerson.class, schema))
+            .len(expectedSize)
+            .generate();
+
+        assertThat(new HashSet<>(list)).hasSize(expectedSize);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldGenerateEntityFromJavaRecordWithDefaultSchemaAndInDefaultSchemaInCurrentClass() {
         var person = Faker.populate(DefaultPersonJavaRecord.class);
@@ -113,6 +129,19 @@ void shouldGenerateEntityFromJavaRecordWithDefaultSchemaAndInDefaultSchemaInCurr
     public static class DefaultPerson {
 
         private String name;
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (this == o) return true;
+            if (!(o instanceof DefaultPerson that)) return false;
+
+            return Objects.equals(name, that.name);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return name != null ? name.hashCode() : 0;
+        }
     }
 
     public static class SimplePerson {