diff --git a/app/controllers/step_comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/step_comments_controller.rb
index 4cf76b4c1..31ca5864a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/step_comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/step_comments_controller.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class StepCommentsController < ApplicationController
             message_items: {
               my_module: @step.my_module.id,
               step: @step.id,
-              step_position: { id: @step.id, value_for: 'position' }
+              step_position: { id: @step.id, value_for: 'position_plus_one' }
             })
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb b/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
index f29536ada..6deb97f3c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class StepsController < ApplicationController
                          my_module: @my_module.id,
                          step: @chk_item.checklist.step.id,
                          step_position: { id: @chk_item.checklist.step.id,
-                                          value_for: 'position' },
+                                          value_for: 'position_plus_one' },
                          checkbox: text_activity,
                          num_completed: completed_items.to_s,
                          num_all: all_items.to_s)
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ class StepsController < ApplicationController
 
   def log_activity(type_of, project = nil, message_items = {})
     default_items = { step: @step.id,
-                      step_position: { id: @step.id, value_for: 'position' } }
+                      step_position: { id: @step.id, value_for: 'position_plus_one' } }
     message_items = default_items.merge(message_items)
 
     Activities::CreateActivityService
diff --git a/app/utilities/wopi_util.rb b/app/utilities/wopi_util.rb
index 8a1d04ca1..90e3effce 100644
--- a/app/utilities/wopi_util.rb
+++ b/app/utilities/wopi_util.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module WopiUtil
       type_of = :edit_wopi_file_on_step_in_repository
       default_step_items =
         { step: @asset.step.id,
-          step_position: { id: @asset.step.id, value_for: 'position' },
+          step_position: { id: @asset.step.id, value_for: 'position_plus_one' },
           asset_name: { id: @asset.id, value_for: 'file_file_name' },
           action: action }
       message_items = { protocol: @protocol.id }