diff --git a/src/Simulation/Simulators/QCTraceSimulator/QCTraceSimulatorImpl.cs b/src/Simulation/Simulators/QCTraceSimulator/QCTraceSimulatorImpl.cs
index 630dced7b4e..78a52f30ada 100644
--- a/src/Simulation/Simulators/QCTraceSimulator/QCTraceSimulatorImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Simulation/Simulators/QCTraceSimulator/QCTraceSimulatorImpl.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ private void RegisterPrimitiveOperationsGivenAsCircuits(Assembly? coreAssembly)
             var intrinsicAssembly = coreAssembly;
             if (intrinsicAssembly == null)
             {
-                var currentName = this.GetType().Assembly.GetName();
+                var currentName = typeof(QCTraceSimulatorImpl).Assembly.GetName();
                 var coreName = currentName.FullName.Replace("Simulators", "QSharp.Core");
                 try
                 {