You want to assign the task correctly in the first place e.g. <assignment actor-id="#{currentUser.boss.id}" /> View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4052628#4052628 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4052628