diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html
index 22d51186c5..c506e6f7f9 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <h4 class="mdl-dialog__title">{{'START_PROCESS.DIALOG.TITLE'|translate}}</h4>
     <div class="mdl-dialog__content">
         <div class="mdl-textfield mdl-js-textfield alf-mdl-selectfield">
-            <select name="processDefinition" [(ngModel)]="processDefinitionId" (ngModelChange)="onChange($event)" id="processDefinition">
+            <select name="processDefinition" [(ngModel)]="currentProcessDef.id" (ngModelChange)="onChange($event)" id="processDefinition">
                 <option value="" selected="selected">{{'START_PROCESS.DIALOG.TYPE_PLACEHOLDER'|translate}}</option>
                 <option *ngFor="let processDef of processDefinitions" [value]="processDef.id">
                     {{processDef.name}}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             <input class="mdl-textfield__input" type="text" [(ngModel)]="name" id="processName" />
             <label class="mdl-textfield__label" for="processName">{{'START_PROCESS.DIALOG.LABEL.NAME'|translate}}</label>
         </div>
-        <activiti-start-form *ngIf="hasStartForm()" [processDefinitionId]="processDefinitionId"
+        <activiti-start-form *ngIf="hasStartForm()" [processDefinitionId]="currentProcessDef.id"
                        (formSaved)='onFormSaved($event)'
                        (formCompleted)='onFormCompleted($event)'
                        (formLoaded)='onFormLoaded($event)'
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.spec.ts
index 697772e55e..2e9ddef461 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.spec.ts
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ describe('ActivitiStartProcessButton', () => {
 
     it('should call service to start process if required fields provided', (done) => {
         component.name = 'My new process';
-        component.processDefinitionId = 'my:process1';
         component.showDialog();
         fixture.detectChanges();
+        component.onChange('my:process1');
         component.startProcess();
         fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
             expect(startProcessSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ describe('ActivitiStartProcessButton', () => {
 
     it('should call service to start process with the correct parameters', (done) => {
         component.name = 'My new process';
-        component.processDefinitionId = 'my:process1';
         component.showDialog();
         fixture.detectChanges();
+        component.onChange('my:process1');
         component.startProcess();
         fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
             expect(startProcessSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('my:process1', 'My new process', undefined);
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ describe('ActivitiStartProcessButton', () => {
     it('should output start event when process started successfully', (done) => {
         let emitSpy = spyOn(component.start, 'emit');
         component.name = 'My new process';
-        component.processDefinitionId = 'my:process1';
         component.showDialog();
         fixture.detectChanges();
+        component.onChange('my:process1');
         component.startProcess();
         fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
             expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(newProcess);
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ describe('ActivitiStartProcessButton', () => {
 
     it('should indicate start form is missing when process does not have a start form', (done) => {
         component.name = 'My new process';
-        component.processDefinitionId = 'my:process1';
         component.showDialog();
         fixture.detectChanges();
+        component.onChange('my:process1');
         component.startProcess();
         fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
             expect(component.isStartFormMissingOrValid()).toBe(true);
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.ts
index 9f6edfc120..c3e05ca67d 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-start-process.component.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export class ActivitiStartProcessButton implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     processDefinitions: any[] = [];
 
     name: string;
-    processDefinitionId: string;
 
     currentProcessDef: any;
 
@@ -90,12 +89,11 @@ export class ActivitiStartProcessButton implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     }
 
     public startProcess() {
-        if (this.processDefinitionId && this.name) {
+        if (this.currentProcessDef.id && this.name) {
             let formValues = this.startForm ? this.startForm.form.values : undefined;
-            this.activitiProcess.startProcess(this.processDefinitionId, this.name, formValues).subscribe(
+            this.activitiProcess.startProcess(this.currentProcessDef.id, this.name, formValues).subscribe(
                 (res: any) => {
                     this.name = '';
-                    this.processDefinitionId = '';
                     this.start.emit(res);
                     this.cancel();
                 },
@@ -125,11 +123,10 @@ export class ActivitiStartProcessButton implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     }
 
     validateForm() {
-        return this.processDefinitionId && this.name && this.isStartFormMissingOrValid();
+        return this.currentProcessDef.id && this.name && this.isStartFormMissingOrValid();
     }
 
     reset() {
-        this.processDefinitionId = undefined;
-        this.currentProcessDef = undefined;
+        this.currentProcessDef = {};
     }
 }