diff --git a/applications/algorithms/similarity/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/applications/algorithms/similarity/FilteredNodeSimilarityWriteStep.java b/applications/algorithms/similarity/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/applications/algorithms/similarity/FilteredNodeSimilarityWriteStep.java
index d200c47316..78a054a0e9 100644
--- a/applications/algorithms/similarity/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/applications/algorithms/similarity/FilteredNodeSimilarityWriteStep.java
+++ b/applications/algorithms/similarity/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/applications/algorithms/similarity/FilteredNodeSimilarityWriteStep.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.neo4j.gds.similarity.nodesim.NodeSimilarityResult;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
 
 import static org.neo4j.gds.applications.algorithms.metadata.LabelForProgressTracking.FilteredNodeSimilarity;
 
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ public Pair<RelationshipsWritten, Map<String, Object>> execute(
             configuration,
             configuration,
             shouldComputeSimilarityDistribution,
-            Optional.of(resultStore),
+            configuration.resolveResultStore(resultStore),
             FilteredNodeSimilarity,
             result.graphResult(),
             configuration.jobId()