diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/ActionTrackingServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/ActionTrackingServiceImpl.java
index 0d777b96a9..e069aec2c3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/ActionTrackingServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/ActionTrackingServiceImpl.java
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ public class ActionTrackingServiceImpl implements ActionTrackingService
       // Set the status
       action.setExecutionStatus(ActionStatus.Pending);
       
+      // Mark it as not having started quite yet
+      action.setExecutionStartDate(null);
+      
       // Have it put into the cache, so we can tell it
       //  is waiting to be run
       placeActionInCache(action);