diff --git a/workflow/state-machines.rst b/workflow/state-machines.rst
index 0c383184922..0cbcba302c3 100644
--- a/workflow/state-machines.rst
+++ b/workflow/state-machines.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Below is the configuration for the pull request state machine.
                     type: 'state_machine'
                     supports:
                         - AppBundle\Entity\PullRequest
+                    initial_place: start
                     places:
                         - start
                         - coding