diff --git a/lib/Controller/PageController.php b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
index 0254ffa1062d2b63edb65677b8097e318be81601..3d3f0aeebd7642d23432c571bfb45e9dcd5f63dc 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/PageController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ class PageController extends Controller {
     private function _processInit() {
         $this->_process->setPhase(0);
         $this->_process->setPhaseStartTime(0);
+        $this->_process->setPhaseStep('');
         $this->_process->setPhaseStepNum(0);
         $this->_process->setMustTerminate(0);
         $this->_process->setHasError(0);