diff --git a/GUI/Models/JobItem.cpp b/GUI/Models/JobItem.cpp
index db9fa90c4375a33f8427c1367454d5eb682dee60..be9cdeaf0435e55ef07a03a75f5de552ffe9d737 100644
--- a/GUI/Models/JobItem.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Models/JobItem.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ void JobItem::setSampleName(const QString& name)
     getItem(P_SAMPLE_NAME)->setValue(name);
 }
 
+void JobItem::setInstrumentName(const QString& name)
+{
+    getItem(P_INSTRUMENT_NAME)->setValue(name);
+}
+
 //! Updates the name of file to store intensity data.
 
 void JobItem::updateIntensityDataFileName()
diff --git a/GUI/Models/JobItem.h b/GUI/Models/JobItem.h
index 38a594b6b02864c5aa36ad6942579431573e6c4d..878e3b3506a4cf326b56de2d82a512602f00552c 100644
--- a/GUI/Models/JobItem.h
+++ b/GUI/Models/JobItem.h
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class BA_CORE_API_ JobItem : public SessionItem {
 private:
     static const QString P_IDENTIFIER;
     static const QString P_SAMPLE_NAME;
+    static const QString P_INSTRUMENT_NAME;
 
 public:
-    static const QString P_INSTRUMENT_NAME;
     static const QString P_WITH_FITTING;
     static const QString P_STATUS;
     static const QString P_BEGIN_TIME;
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ public:
 
     void setSampleName(const QString& name);
 
+    void setInstrumentName(const QString& name);    
+
 private:
     void updateIntensityDataFileName();
     const SimulationOptionsItem* simulationOptionsItem() const;
diff --git a/GUI/Models/JobModelFunctions.cpp b/GUI/Models/JobModelFunctions.cpp
index c18fd6ad0c868c69bd0e791079fefaf66d2eb843..f8a1591742f7663ce25c5d08416e890a542715d6 100644
--- a/GUI/Models/JobModelFunctions.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Models/JobModelFunctions.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void JobModelFunctions::setupJobItemInstrument(JobItem* jobItem, const Instrumen
     auto copiedInstrument = model->copyItem(from, jobItem, JobItem::T_INSTRUMENT);
     copiedInstrument->setItemName(from->modelType());
     copiedInstrument->setId(GUIHelpers::createUuid());
-    jobItem->getItem(JobItem::P_INSTRUMENT_NAME)->setValue(from->itemName());
+    jobItem->setInstrumentName(from->itemName());
 
     auto spec_to = dynamic_cast<SpecularInstrumentItem*>(copiedInstrument);
     if (!spec_to)