diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowQNameConverter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowQNameConverter.java
index 4c00570882..f1c70d9c4c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowQNameConverter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowQNameConverter.java
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public class WorkflowQNameConverter
     }
     
     private QName convertNameToQName(String name)
+    {
+        return convertNameToQName(name, prefixResolver);
+    }
+    
+    public static QName convertNameToQName(String name, NamespacePrefixResolver prefixResolver)
     {
         if (name.indexOf(QName.NAMESPACE_BEGIN)==0)
         {
@@ -99,9 +104,13 @@ public class WorkflowQNameConverter
     }
 
     private String convertQNameToName(QName name)
+    {
+        return convertQNameToName(name, prefixResolver);
+    }
+    
+    public static String convertQNameToName(QName name, NamespacePrefixResolver prefixResolver)
     {
         // NOTE: Map names using old conversion scheme (i.e. : -> _) as well as new scheme (i.e. } -> _)
-        // NOTE: Use new scheme 
         String nameStr = name.toPrefixString(prefixResolver);
         if (nameStr.indexOf('_') != -1 && nameStr.indexOf('_') < nameStr.indexOf(':'))
         {