diff --git a/app/controllers/step_results_controller.rb b/app/controllers/step_results_controller.rb
index 468cbf9d5..35afce7ff 100644
--- a/app/controllers/step_results_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/step_results_controller.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ class StepResultsController < ApplicationController
               my_module: my_module.id,
               step: step.id,
               result: result.id,
-              position: step.position + 1
+              step_position: { id: step.id,
+                               value_for: 'position_plus_one' }
             })
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml b/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml
index c298a8f52..30281aa39 100644
--- a/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/global_activities/en.yml
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ en:
       remove_head_of_project_html: "%{user} removed user %{user_target} as head of project %{project}."
       task_steps_loaded_from_template_html: "%{user} added %{count} steps from template %{protocol} to task %{my_module}."
       protocol_steps_loaded_from_template_html: "%{user} added %{count} steps from template %{protocol}."
-      step_and_result_linked_html: "%{user} linked result <strong>%{result}</strong> and step <strong>%{position}</strong> <strong>%{step}</strong> on task <strong>%{my_module}</strong>."
-      step_and_result_unlinked_html: "%{user} unlinked result <strong>%{result}</strong> and step <strong>%{position}</strong> <strong>%{step}</strong> on task <strong>%{my_module}</strong>."
+      step_and_result_linked_html: "%{user} linked result <strong>%{result}</strong> and step <strong>%{step_position}</strong> <strong>%{step}</strong> on task <strong>%{my_module}</strong>."
+      step_and_result_unlinked_html: "%{user} unlinked result <strong>%{result}</strong> and step <strong>%{step_position}</strong> <strong>%{step}</strong> on task <strong>%{my_module}</strong>."
     activity_name:
       create_project: "Project created"
       edit_project: "Project edited"