diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskTests.java
index a0f25e0fe..213230a66 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskTests.java
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ public class GetTaskTests extends RestTest
         executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION, description = "Verify user who started a task gets the task with empty taskId with Rest API")
     public void starterUserGetsTaskWithEmptyTaskId() throws Exception
     {
-        restClient.authenticateUser(userModel).withWorkflowAPI();
+        UserModel userWhoStartsTask = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
+        taskModel = dataWorkflow.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).usingSite(siteModel).usingResource(fileModel).createNewTaskAndAssignTo(userWhoStartsTask);
+
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI();
         RestRequest request = RestRequest.simpleRequest(HttpMethod.GET, "tasks/{taskId}", "");
         RestTaskModelsCollection tasks = restClient.processModels(RestTaskModelsCollection.class, request);