diff --git a/src/Modules/UngradedModules/FreeResolutions.jl b/src/Modules/UngradedModules/FreeResolutions.jl
index 672d8c4696e4..e61fe9a35baa 100644
--- a/src/Modules/UngradedModules/FreeResolutions.jl
+++ b/src/Modules/UngradedModules/FreeResolutions.jl
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function free_resolution(M::SubquoModule{<:MPolyRingElem};
   cc_complete = false
 
   #= Start with presentation =#
-  pm = presentation(M)
+  pm = presentation(M, minimal = algorithm in [:mres, :nres])
   maps = [pm.maps[j] for j in 2:3]
 
   br = base_ring(M)