diff --git a/src/process.py b/src/process.py
index d4edcb6acffc0e2a44f34140e2da1ed836d98211..14c7b635518f5bd660707708d350061bc15d34a7 100644
--- a/src/process.py
+++ b/src/process.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class Process(Nextflow_Building_Blocks):
     def initialise(self):
         if(not self.initialised):
             self.initialised = True
-            
+            self.initialise_name()
             self.initialise_parts()
             self.initialise_inputs_outputs()