diff --git a/e2e/pages/adf/process_services/startProcessPage.js b/e2e/pages/adf/process_services/startProcessPage.js
index af8e7781a5..b5d214cfed 100644
--- a/e2e/pages/adf/process_services/startProcessPage.js
+++ b/e2e/pages/adf/process_services/startProcessPage.js
@@ -58,10 +58,14 @@ var StartProcessPage = function () {
 
     this.enterProcessName = function (name) {
         Util.waitUntilElementIsVisible(processNameInput);
-        processNameInput.clear();
+        this.clearProcessName();
         processNameInput.sendKeys(name);
     };
 
+    this.clearProcessName = function () {
+        processNameInput.clear();
+    };
+
     this.selectFromProcessDropdown = function (name) {
         this.clickProcessDropdownArrow();
         return this.selectOption(name);
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ var StartProcessPage = function () {
     this.typeProcessDefinition = function (name) {
         Util.waitUntilElementIsVisible(processDefinition);
         Util.waitUntilElementIsClickable(processDefinition);
+        processDefinition.clear();
         processDefinition.sendKeys(name);
         return this;
     };
diff --git a/e2e/process-services/start_process_component.e2e.ts b/e2e/process-services/start_process_component.e2e.ts
index 7817660431..ecf7ff123c 100644
--- a/e2e/process-services/start_process_component.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/process-services/start_process_component.e2e.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ describe('Start Process Component', () => {
             processFiltersPage.clickCreateProcessButton();
             processFiltersPage.clickNewProcessDropdown();
             startProcessPage.enterProcessName('');
+            browser.actions().sendKeys('v\b\b').perform(); // clear doesnt' trigger the validator
             startProcessPage.checkStartProcessButtonIsDisabled();
             startProcessPage.clickCancelProcessButton();
             processFiltersPage.checkNoContentMessage();
diff --git a/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.spec.ts b/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.spec.ts
index dc7ecdcb4b..0f922f27a2 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.spec.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
 
             it('should initialize start form', async(() => {
                 fixture.detectChanges();
-
                 fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
                     expect(component.startForm).toBeDefined();
                     expect(component.startForm).not.toBeNull();
@@ -203,19 +202,21 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
 
     describe('process definitions list', () => {
 
-        it('should call service to fetch process definitions with appId', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            component.name = 'My new process';
             component.appId = 123;
             component.ngOnChanges({});
             fixture.detectChanges();
+        });
+
+        it('should call service to fetch process definitions with appId', () => {
             fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
                 expect(getDefinitionsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123);
             });
         });
 
         it('should display the correct number of processes in the select list', () => {
-            component.appId = 123;
-            component.ngOnChanges({});
-            fixture.detectChanges();
             fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
                 let selectElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('mat-select');
                 expect(selectElement.children.length).toBe(1);
@@ -223,8 +224,6 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
         });
 
         it('should display the option def details', () => {
-            component.appId = 123;
-            component.ngOnChanges({});
             component.processDefinitions = testMultipleProcessDefs;
             fixture.detectChanges();
             fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
         }));
 
         it('should select processDefinition based on processDefinition input', async(() => {
-            fixture.detectChanges();
             getDefinitionsSpy = getDefinitionsSpy.and.returnValue(of(testMultipleProcessDefs));
             component.appId = 123;
             component.processNameInput.setValue('My Process 2');
@@ -277,7 +275,6 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
         }));
 
         it('should select automatically the processDefinition if the app contain only one', async(() => {
-            fixture.detectChanges();
             getDefinitionsSpy = getDefinitionsSpy.and.returnValue(of(testProcessDefinitions));
             component.appId = 123;
             component.ngOnChanges({});
@@ -303,6 +300,7 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
             }));
 
             it('should show the process dropdown button if showSelectProcessDropdown is false', async(() => {
+                fixture.detectChanges();
                 getDefinitionsSpy = getDefinitionsSpy.and.returnValue(of(testMultipleProcessDefs));
                 component.appId = 123;
                 component.processDefinitionName = 'My Process 2';
@@ -316,6 +314,7 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
             }));
 
             it('should show the process dropdown button by default', async(() => {
+                fixture.detectChanges();
                 getDefinitionsSpy = getDefinitionsSpy.and.returnValue(of(testMultipleProcessDefs));
                 component.appId = 123;
                 component.processDefinitionName = 'My Process 2';
@@ -363,6 +362,7 @@ describe('StartFormComponent', () => {
     describe('start process', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
+            fixture.detectChanges();
             component.name = 'My new process';
             component.appId = 123;
             component.ngOnChanges({});
diff --git a/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.ts b/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.ts
index 2fcc37f63e..9764e487c3 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/process-list/components/start-process.component.ts
@@ -161,18 +161,19 @@ export class StartProcessInstanceComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
             (processDefinitionRepresentations: ProcessDefinitionRepresentation[]) => {
                 this.processDefinitions = processDefinitionRepresentations;
 
-                if (this.hasSingleProcessDefinition()) {
+                if (!this.isProcessDefinitionsEmpty()) {
                     this.selectedProcessDef = this.processDefinitions[0];
-                } else {
-                    this.selectedProcessDef = this.processDefinitions.find((currentProcessDefinition) => {
-                        return currentProcessDefinition.name === this.processDefinitionName;
-                    });
-                }
 
-                if (this.selectedProcessDef) {
-                    if (this.processDefinitionInput) {
-                        this.processDefinitionInput.setValue(this.selectedProcessDef.name);
+                    if (this.processDefinitionName) {
+                        let selectedProcess = this.processDefinitions.find((currentProcessDefinition) => {
+                            return currentProcessDefinition.name === this.processDefinitionName;
+                        });
+                        if (selectedProcess) {
+                            this.selectedProcessDef = selectedProcess;
+                        }
                     }
+
+                    this.processDefinitionInput.setValue(this.selectedProcessDef.name);
                 }
             },
             () => {
@@ -180,8 +181,8 @@ export class StartProcessInstanceComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
             });
     }
 
-    hasSingleProcessDefinition(): boolean {
-        return this.processDefinitions.length === 1;
+    isProcessDefinitionsEmpty(): boolean {
+        return this.processDefinitions.length === 0;
     }
 
     getAlfrescoRepositoryName(): string {