diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-tasks_group_id_assign_user_id.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-tasks_group_id_assign_user_id.test.js
index 69bc916a0a..26a58fa668 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-tasks_group_id_assign_user_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-tasks_group_id_assign_user_id.test.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ describe('POST /tasks/:taskId', () => {
     let updateGroup = await user.get(`/groups/${guild._id}`);
 
     expect(updateGroup.chat[0].text).to.equal(t('userIsClamingTask', {username: member.profile.name, task: task.text}));
+    expect(updateGroup.chat[0].uuid).to.equal('system');
   });
 
   it('assigns a task to a user', async () => {
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js
index 7ed0045b16..97b6204769 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ api.assignTask = {
     // User is claiming the task
     if (user._id === assignedUserId) {
       let message = res.t('userIsClamingTask', {username: user.profile.name, task: task.text});
-      group.sendChat(message, user);
+      group.sendChat(message);
     }
 
     let promises = [];