diff --git a/app/controllers/dmsf_workflows_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dmsf_workflows_controller.rb
index fb301fca..2f9a462b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dmsf_workflows_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dmsf_workflows_controller.rb
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class DmsfWorkflowsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def new_step
-    @steps = @dmsf_workflow.dmsf_workflow_steps.group(:step).to_a
+    @steps = @dmsf_workflow.dmsf_workflow_steps.select('step, MAX(name) AS name').group(:step)
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html