diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionImExporter.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionImExporter.java
index 013275722..636b6eaf9 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionImExporter.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionImExporter.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -48,10 +47,9 @@ public class LifecycleDefinitionImExporter
 
     @Override
     protected Set<Class<? extends Exportable>> getRequiredEntities() {
-//        return Set.of(
-//            Lifecycle.class
-//        );
-        return Collections.emptySet();
+        return Set.of(
+            PhaseDefinition.class
+        );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/PhaseDefinition.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/PhaseDefinition.java
index 3cb20d1db..28ed153d8 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/PhaseDefinition.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/PhaseDefinition.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.librecms.lifecycle;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIdentityInfo;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.ObjectIdGenerators;
+import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.l10n.LocalizedString;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ import static org.librecms.CmsConstants.*;
     resolver = PhaseDefinitionIdResolver.class,
     property = "uuid"
 )
-public class PhaseDefinition implements Serializable {
+public class PhaseDefinition implements Exportable, Serializable {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -7718926310758794075L;