diff --git a/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml b/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml
index c31ed07330..456d52e09d 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/workflow/review-pooled.bpmn20.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                <activiti:taskListener event="create" class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.tasklistener.ScriptTaskListener">
                   <activiti:field name="script">
                      <activiti:string>
-                        if (typeof bpm_workflowDueDate != 'undefined') task.setVariable('bpm_dueDate', bpm_workflowDueDate);
+                        if (typeof bpm_workflowDueDate != 'undefined') task.dueDate = bpm_workflowDueDate
                         if (typeof bpm_workflowPriority != 'undefined') task.priority = bpm_workflowPriority;
                      </activiti:string>
                   </activiti:field>