Yoann Rodière ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *commented* on HHH-16286 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16286?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNmZkYz... ) Re: NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "EntityInitializer.getNavigablePath()" because "firstEntityInitializer" is null ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16286?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNmZkYz... ) Markus Heiden ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=6149cfc... ) Alright… I guess there’s still hope that your problem and the reproducer in https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16740 rely on common internals and that the bug is there. We’ll see when that other issue is fixed, maybe you’ll be able to test Hibernate ORM with that fix and we’ll have a pleasant surprise. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16286#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16286#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100225- sha1:4a1ccf9 )