diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 5572c51..2d85462 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <Version>0.3.1</Version>
+    <Version>0.3.2</Version>
     <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>
diff --git a/src/EfOrderBy/Configuration.cs b/src/EfOrderBy/Configuration.cs
index fdfbe58..2880012 100644
--- a/src/EfOrderBy/Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/EfOrderBy/Configuration.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,20 @@ sealed class Configuration(Type elementType)
     static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, Configuration> cache = new();
 
     internal static void Cache(Type entityType, Configuration configuration)
-        => cache[entityType] = configuration;
+        => cache.AddOrUpdate(
+            entityType,
+            configuration,
+            (type, existing) =>
+            {
+                if (!existing.ClauseMetadataList.SequenceEqual(configuration.ClauseMetadataList))
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                        $"Conflicting default ordering configurations for entity type '{type.Name}'. " +
+                        $"When multiple DbContext types share the same entity, they must configure the same default ordering.");
+                }
+
+                return existing;
+            });
 
     internal static Configuration? TryGet(Type entityType)
         => cache.GetValueOrDefault(entityType);
diff --git a/src/Tests/DuplicateOrderByTests.cs b/src/Tests/DuplicateOrderByTests.cs
index 73468e9..709524d 100644
--- a/src/Tests/DuplicateOrderByTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/DuplicateOrderByTests.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,20 @@ public class AnotherDuplicateTestEntity
     public string Value { get; set; } = "";
 }
 
+public class ThenByEntity
+{
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+    public string Name { get; set; } = "";
+    public int Priority { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class ThenByDescEntity
+{
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+    public string Name { get; set; } = "";
+    public int Priority { get; set; }
+}
+
 #endregion
 
 #region Test Contexts - Each with unique configuration
@@ -186,20 +200,20 @@ protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
 
 public class OrderByWithThenByContext(DbContextOptions options) : DbContext(options)
 {
-    public DbSet<DuplicateTestEntity> Entities => Set<DuplicateTestEntity>();
+    public DbSet<ThenByEntity> Entities => Set<ThenByEntity>();
 
     protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder) =>
-        modelBuilder.Entity<DuplicateTestEntity>()
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ThenByEntity>()
             .OrderBy(_ => _.Name)
             .ThenBy(_ => _.Priority); // Correct usage
 }
 
 public class OrderByDescWithThenByDescContext(DbContextOptions options) : DbContext(options)
 {
-    public DbSet<DuplicateTestEntity> Entities => Set<DuplicateTestEntity>();
+    public DbSet<ThenByDescEntity> Entities => Set<ThenByDescEntity>();
 
     protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder) =>
-        modelBuilder.Entity<DuplicateTestEntity>()
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ThenByDescEntity>()
             .OrderByDescending(_ => _.Name)
             .ThenByDescending(_ => _.Priority); // Correct usage
 }
diff --git a/src/Tests/MigrationTests.cs b/src/Tests/MigrationTests.cs
index 32a2e33..9b7729f 100644
--- a/src/Tests/MigrationTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/MigrationTests.cs
@@ -105,4 +105,59 @@ public void DesignTimeModelHasNoConfigurationAnnotations()
         Assert.That(designTimeModel.FindAnnotation("DefaultOrderBy:InterceptorRegistered"), Is.Null);
         Assert.That(designTimeModel.FindAnnotation("DefaultOrderBy:IndexCreationDisabled"), Is.Null);
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void ConflictingOrderingAcrossContexts_Throws()
+    {
+        // First context configures SharedEntity with OrderBy(Name)
+        var options1 = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ContextWithNameOrdering>()
+            .UseSqlServer("Server=.;Database=Test;Trusted_Connection=True")
+            .UseDefaultOrderBy()
+            .Options;
+
+        using (var context = new ContextWithNameOrdering(options1))
+        {
+            _ = context.Model;
+        }
+
+        // Second context configures SharedEntity with OrderByDescending(Value) - should throw
+        var options2 = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ContextWithValueOrdering>()
+            .UseSqlServer("Server=.;Database=Test;Trusted_Connection=True")
+            .UseDefaultOrderBy()
+            .Options;
+
+        var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+        {
+            using var context = new ContextWithValueOrdering(options2);
+            _ = context.Model;
+        });
+
+        Assert.That(exception!.Message, Does.Contain("SharedEntity"));
+        Assert.That(exception.Message, Does.Contain("Conflicting"));
+    }
+}
+
+public class SharedEntity
+{
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+    public string Name { get; set; } = "";
+    public string Value { get; set; } = "";
+}
+
+class ContextWithNameOrdering(DbContextOptions options) : DbContext(options)
+{
+    public DbSet<SharedEntity> Entities => Set<SharedEntity>();
+
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder) =>
+        modelBuilder.Entity<SharedEntity>()
+            .OrderBy(_ => _.Name);
+}
+
+class ContextWithValueOrdering(DbContextOptions options) : DbContext(options)
+{
+    public DbSet<SharedEntity> Entities => Set<SharedEntity>();
+
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder) =>
+        modelBuilder.Entity<SharedEntity>()
+            .OrderByDescending(_ => _.Value);
 }
diff --git a/src/Tests/RequireOrderingTests.cs b/src/Tests/RequireOrderingTests.cs
index 907b619..4cdeba9 100644
--- a/src/Tests/RequireOrderingTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/RequireOrderingTests.cs
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
     {
         base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
 
-        // All entities have ordering configured
+        // All entities have ordering configured (must match TestDbContext's ordering)
         modelBuilder.Entity<TestEntity>()
-            .OrderBy(_ => _.CreatedDate);
+            .OrderByDescending(_ => _.CreatedDate);
     }
 }