diff --git a/src/runstate/jsonstep.go b/src/runstate/jsonstep.go
index 3901b42344..7f6f2b42ce 100644
--- a/src/runstate/jsonstep.go
+++ b/src/runstate/jsonstep.go
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ func determineStep(stepType string) steps.Step {
 		return &steps.SkipCurrentBranchSteps{}
 	case "*StashOpenChangesStep":
 		return &steps.StashOpenChangesStep{}
+	case "*UpdateProposalTargetStep":
+		return &steps.UpdateProposalTargetStep{}
 	}
 	return nil
 }