diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptionworkflow/DescriptionWorkflowServiceImpl.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptionworkflow/DescriptionWorkflowServiceImpl.java
index a2429a28d..0b72412ea 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptionworkflow/DescriptionWorkflowServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptionworkflow/DescriptionWorkflowServiceImpl.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class DescriptionWorkflowServiceImpl implements DescriptionWorkflowServic
         data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
         data.setName(model.getName());
         data.setDescription(model.getDescription());
-        data.setDescription(this.xmlHandlingService.toXmlSafe(this.buildDescriptionWorkflowDefinitionEntity(model.getDefinition())));
+        data.setDefinition(this.xmlHandlingService.toXmlSafe(this.buildDescriptionWorkflowDefinitionEntity(model.getDefinition())));
 
         if (isUpdate)
             this.entityManager.merge(data);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class DescriptionWorkflowServiceImpl implements DescriptionWorkflowServic
         DescriptionWorkflowDefinitionEntity data = new DescriptionWorkflowDefinitionEntity();
         if (persist == null) return data;
 
-        data.setStartingStatusId(data.getStartingStatusId());
+        data.setStartingStatusId(persist.getStartingStatusId());
 
         List<DescriptionWorkflowDefinitionTransitionEntity> transitionData = this.buildDescriptionWorkflowDefinitionTransitionEntities(persist.getStatusTransitions());
         data.setStatusTransitions(transitionData);