diff --git a/inception/inception-curation/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/curation/export/CurationWorkflowExporter.java b/inception/inception-curation/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/curation/export/CurationWorkflowExporter.java
index 513e579203..a8bf44b144 100644
--- a/inception/inception-curation/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/curation/export/CurationWorkflowExporter.java
+++ b/inception/inception-curation/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/curation/export/CurationWorkflowExporter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public void exportData(FullProjectExportRequest aRequest, ProjectExportTaskMonit
         exportedCurationWorkflow.setMergeStrategy(curationWorkflow.getMergeStrategy());
         exportedCurationWorkflow.setMergeStrategyTraits(curationWorkflow.getMergeStrategyTraits());
 
-        aExProject.setProperty(KEY, curationWorkflow);
+        aExProject.setProperty(KEY, exportedCurationWorkflow);
         LOG.info("Exported curation workflow settings for project {}", project);
     }