diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/JBPMDeployProcessServlet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/JBPMDeployProcessServlet.java
index 8b7af4e8eb..937af24ad0 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/JBPMDeployProcessServlet.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/JBPMDeployProcessServlet.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.MimetypeMap;
 import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowComponent;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowDefinition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowDeployment;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowException;
 import org.apache.commons.fileupload.DiskFileUpload;
 import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileItem;
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ public class JBPMDeployProcessServlet extends HttpServlet
         // NOTE: retrieve jbpm engine directly as this servlet only serves JBPM process designer deployments
         WebApplicationContext wc = WebApplicationContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext(getServletContext());
         WorkflowComponent jbpmEngine = (WorkflowComponent)wc.getBean("jbpm_engine");
-        return jbpmEngine.deployDefinition(deploymentArchive, MimetypeMap.MIMETYPE_ZIP);
+        WorkflowDeployment deployment = jbpmEngine.deployDefinition(deploymentArchive, MimetypeMap.MIMETYPE_ZIP); 
+        return deployment.definition; 
     }