diff --git a/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml b/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml
index aae1432ea4..736e347fc1 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                <activiti:taskListener event="complete" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">
                   <activiti:field name="script">
                      <activiti:string>
-                        bpm_assignee = person;
+                        execution.setVariable('bpm_assignee', person);
                      </activiti:string>
                   </activiti:field>
                </activiti:taskListener>