diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/GET-tasks_challenge_challengeId.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/GET-tasks_challenge_challengeId.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fed4cfaed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/GET-tasks_challenge_challengeId.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import {
+  generateUser,
+  generateGroup,
+  generateChallenge,
+  translate as t,
+} from '../../../../helpers/api-integration/v3';
+import { each } from 'lodash';
+import { v4 as generateUUID } from 'uuid';
+
+describe('GET /tasks/:taskId', () => {
+  let user;
+  let guild;
+  let challenge;
+  let task;
+  let tasksToTest = {
+    habit: {
+      text: 'test habit',
+      type: 'habit',
+      up: false,
+      down: true,
+    },
+    todo: {
+      text: 'test todo',
+      type: 'todo',
+    },
+    daily: {
+      text: 'test daily',
+      type: 'daily',
+      frequency: 'daily',
+      everyX: 5,
+      startDate: new Date(),
+    },
+    reward: {
+      text: 'test reward',
+      type: 'reward',
+    },
+  };
+
+  before(async () => {
+    user = await generateUser();
+    guild = await generateGroup(user);
+    challenge = await generateChallenge(user, guild);
+  });
+
+  it('returns error when incorrect id is passed', async () => {
+    await expect(user.get(`/tasks/${generateUUID()}`)).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
+      code: 404,
+      error: 'NotFound',
+      message: t('taskNotFound'),
+    });
+  });
+
+  each(tasksToTest, (taskValue, taskType) => {
+    context(`${taskType}`, () => {
+      before(async () => {
+        task = await user.post(`/tasks/challenge/${challenge._id}`, taskValue);
+      });
+
+      it('gets challenge task', async () => {
+        let getTask = await user.get(`/tasks/${task._id}`);
+        expect(getTask).to.eql(task);
+      });
+
+      it('returns error when user is not a member of the challenge', async () => {
+        let anotherUser = await generateUser();
+
+        await expect(anotherUser.get(`/tasks/${task._id}`)).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
+          code: 404,
+          error: 'NotFound',
+          message: t('taskNotFound'),
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
index cfab73241c..2eb3c91063 100644
--- a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
+++ b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ api.getTask = {
     if (!task) {
       throw new NotFound(res.t('taskNotFound'));
     } else if (!task.userId) { // If the task belongs to a challenge make sure the user has rights
-      let challenge = await Challenge.find().selec({_id: task.challenge.id}).select('leader').exec();
+      let challenge = await Challenge.find({_id: task.challenge.id}).select('leader').exec();
       if (!challenge || (user.challenges.indexOf(task.challenge.id) === -1 && challenge.leader !== user._id && !user.contributor.admin)) { // eslint-disable-line no-extra-parens
         throw new NotFound(res.t('taskNotFound'));
       }