diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/population/InitLocationChoice.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/population/InitLocationChoice.java
index 3ef53f27..658127f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/population/InitLocationChoice.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/population/InitLocationChoice.java
@@ -122,12 +122,13 @@ public Integer call() throws Exception {
 		network = NetworkUtils.createNetwork();
 		filter.filter(network, Set.of(TransportMode.car));
 
+		facilities = new FacilityIndex(facilityPath.toString());
+
 		zones = new Long2ObjectOpenHashMap<>(shp.readFeatures().stream()
 			.collect(Collectors.toMap(ft -> Long.parseLong((String) ft.getAttribute("ARS")), ft -> ft)));
 
 		log.info("Read {} zones", zones.size());
 
-
 		log.info("Using input file: {}", input);
 
 		List<Population> populations = new ArrayList<>();