diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/embeddable/internal/ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerImpl.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/embeddable/internal/ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerImpl.java
index b7d21216b..d5f9db5e2 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/embeddable/internal/ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/embeddable/internal/ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerImpl.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public CompletionStage<Void> reactiveResolveInstance(EmbeddableInitializerData d
 
 		data.setState( State.RESOLVED );
 		return extractRowState( (ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerData) data )
-				.thenAccept( unused -> prepareCompositeInstance( (ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerData) data ) );
+				.thenCompose( unused -> prepareCompositeInstance( (ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerData) data ) );
 	}
 
 	private CompletionStage<Void> extractRowState(ReactiveEmbeddableInitializerData data) {