diff --git a/lib/rbbt/rest/common/render.rb b/lib/rbbt/rest/common/render.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/rbbt/rest/common/render.rb
+++ b/lib/rbbt/rest/common/render.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ module RbbtRESTHelpers
 
         pid = @step.child{
           begin
+            class << @step
+              def status=(message)
+                nil
+              end
+            end
             Log.low("Fragment started: #{ fragment_file } - #{Process.pid}")
             res = capture_haml fragment_code, &block
             Log.low("Fragment writing: #{ fragment_file } - #{Process.pid}")
Don't allow fragments in forks to change step status, it might make it out of sync and be aborted