diff --git a/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/processinstance/ProcessInstanceInfo.java b/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/processinstance/ProcessInstanceInfo.java
index c7d0e02a0b..20503eef7c 100644
--- a/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/processinstance/ProcessInstanceInfo.java
+++ b/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/processinstance/ProcessInstanceInfo.java
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ public ProcessInstanceInfo(ProcessInstance processInstance) {
         this.processId = processInstance.getProcessId();
 
         if (((WorkflowProcessInstanceImpl) this.processInstance).getStartDate() == null) {
-            startDate = new Date();
+            this.startDate = new Date();
             ((WorkflowProcessInstanceImpl) processInstance).internalSetStartDate(this.startDate);
         } else {
-            startDate = ((WorkflowProcessInstanceImpl) this.processInstance).getStartDate();
+            this.startDate = ((WorkflowProcessInstanceImpl) this.processInstance).getStartDate();
         }
     }