diff --git a/app/Export/Processor.php b/app/Export/Processor.php
index 90ff2d8692..cbbdd2736b 100644
--- a/app/Export/Processor.php
+++ b/app/Export/Processor.php
@@ -53,21 +53,12 @@ class Processor implements ProcessorInterface
 
     /**
      * Processor constructor.
-     *
-     * @param array $settings
      */
-    public function __construct(array $settings)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        // save settings
-        $this->settings           = $settings;
-        $this->accounts           = $settings['accounts'];
-        $this->exportFormat       = $settings['exportFormat'];
-        $this->includeAttachments = $settings['includeAttachments'];
-        $this->includeOldUploads  = $settings['includeOldUploads'];
-        $this->job                = $settings['job'];
-        $this->journals           = new Collection;
-        $this->exportEntries      = new Collection;
-        $this->files              = new Collection;
+        $this->journals      = new Collection;
+        $this->exportEntries = new Collection;
+        $this->files         = new Collection;
 
     }
 
@@ -185,6 +176,20 @@ class Processor implements ProcessorInterface
         return $this->files;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array $settings
+     */
+    public function setSettings(array $settings)
+    {
+        // save settings
+        $this->settings           = $settings;
+        $this->accounts           = $settings['accounts'];
+        $this->exportFormat       = $settings['exportFormat'];
+        $this->includeAttachments = $settings['includeAttachments'];
+        $this->includeOldUploads  = $settings['includeOldUploads'];
+        $this->job                = $settings['job'];
+    }
+
     /**
      *
      */
diff --git a/app/Export/ProcessorInterface.php b/app/Export/ProcessorInterface.php
index 614d748304..540dbcaf37 100644
--- a/app/Export/ProcessorInterface.php
+++ b/app/Export/ProcessorInterface.php
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ interface ProcessorInterface
 
     /**
      * Processor constructor.
-     *
-     * @param array $settings
-     *
      */
-    public function __construct(array $settings);
+    public function __construct();
 
     /**
      * @return bool
@@ -65,4 +62,9 @@ interface ProcessorInterface
      * @return Collection
      */
     public function getFiles(): Collection;
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $settings
+     */
+    public function setSettings(array $settings);
 }