diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/CppJobModule.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/CppJobModule.cpp
index c6571dbf6..2eddeda86 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/CppJobModule.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/CppJobModule.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ CppJobModule::jobs() const
 void
 CppJobModule::initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor )
 {
-    Module::initFrom( moduleDescriptor );
     QDir directory( location() );
     QString load;
     if ( !moduleDescriptor.value( "load" ).toString().isEmpty() )
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
index 799da941e..4bc759cb1 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,24 @@ static const char EMERGENCY[] = "emergency";
 namespace Calamares
 {
 
+Module::Module()
+    : m_loaded( false )
+{
+}
+
 Module::~Module() {}
 
+void
+Module::initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor, const QString& id )
+{
+    m_name = moduleDescriptor.value( "name" ).toString();
+    m_instanceId = id;
+    if ( moduleDescriptor.contains( EMERGENCY ) )
+    {
+        m_maybe_emergency = moduleDescriptor[ EMERGENCY ].toBool();
+    }
+}
+
 Module*
 Module::fromDescriptor( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor,
                         const QString& instanceId,
@@ -131,8 +147,7 @@ Module::fromDescriptor( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor,
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    m->m_instanceId = instanceId;
-
+    m->initFrom( moduleDescriptor, instanceId );
     m->initFrom( moduleDescriptor );
     try
     {
@@ -290,22 +305,6 @@ Module::configurationMap()
 }
 
 
-Module::Module()
-    : m_loaded( false )
-{
-}
-
-
-void
-Module::initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor )
-{
-    m_name = moduleDescriptor.value( "name" ).toString();
-    if ( moduleDescriptor.contains( EMERGENCY ) )
-    {
-        m_maybe_emergency = moduleDescriptor[ EMERGENCY ].toBool();
-    }
-}
-
 RequirementsList
 Module::checkRequirements()
 {
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.h b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.h
index e4101b767..03eb09cb0 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.h
@@ -173,7 +173,12 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     explicit Module();
-    virtual void initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor );
+    
+    /// @brief For subclasses to read their part of the descriptor
+    virtual void initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor ) = 0;
+    /// @brief Generic part of descriptor reading (and instance id)
+    void initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor, const QString& id );
+    
     QVariantMap m_configurationMap;
 
     bool m_loaded = false;
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ProcessJobModule.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ProcessJobModule.cpp
index fc4b5f254..405d9efd8 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ProcessJobModule.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ProcessJobModule.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ ProcessJobModule::jobs() const
 void
 ProcessJobModule::initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor )
 {
-    Module::initFrom( moduleDescriptor );
     QDir directory( location() );
     m_workingPath = directory.absolutePath();
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonJobModule.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonJobModule.cpp
index 46ec1dff1..c9e90a707 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonJobModule.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonJobModule.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ PythonJobModule::jobs() const
 void
 PythonJobModule::initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor )
 {
-    Module::initFrom( moduleDescriptor );
     QDir directory( location() );
     m_workingPath = directory.absolutePath();
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonQtViewModule.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonQtViewModule.cpp
index 08e4c5c08..b59126eaa 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonQtViewModule.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/PythonQtViewModule.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ PythonQtViewModule::jobs() const
 void
 PythonQtViewModule::initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor )
 {
-    Module::initFrom( moduleDescriptor );
     QDir directory( location() );
     m_workingPath = directory.absolutePath();
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ViewModule.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ViewModule.cpp
index 7506e5348..02c771ee2 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ViewModule.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ViewModule.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ ViewModule::jobs() const
 void
 ViewModule::initFrom( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor )
 {
-    Module::initFrom( moduleDescriptor );
     QDir directory( location() );
     QString load;
     if ( !moduleDescriptor.value( "load" ).toString().isEmpty() )