diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts
index d81430680b..5bd460df85 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export class GroupCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     isDisabled: boolean;
 
     private onDestroy$ = new Subject<boolean>();
+    currentTimeout: any;
 
     constructor(private identityGroupService: IdentityGroupService) { }
 
@@ -117,8 +118,11 @@ export class GroupCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
+
         if (changes.preSelectGroups && this.hasPreSelectGroups()) {
             this.loadPreSelectGroups();
+        } else {
+            this.searchGroupsControl.setValue('');
         }
 
         if (changes.appName && this.isAppNameChanged(changes.appName)) {
@@ -208,10 +212,19 @@ export class GroupCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
             this.preSelectGroups.forEach((group: IdentityGroupModel) => {
                 this.selectedGroups.push(group);
             });
+            const groups = this.removeDuplicatedGroups(this.selectedGroups);
+            this.selectedGroups = [...groups];
             this.selectedGroups$.next(this.selectedGroups);
         } else {
-            this.searchGroupsControl.setValue(this.preSelectGroups[0]);
-            this.onSelect(this.preSelectGroups[0]);
+
+            if (this.currentTimeout) {
+                clearTimeout(this.currentTimeout);
+            }
+
+            this.currentTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                this.searchGroupsControl.setValue(this.preSelectGroups[0]);
+                this.onSelect(this.preSelectGroups[0]);
+            }, 0);
         }
     }
 
@@ -262,6 +275,13 @@ export class GroupCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         return group ? group.name : '';
     }
 
+    private removeDuplicatedGroups(groups: IdentityGroupModel[]): IdentityGroupModel[] {
+        return groups.filter((group, index, self) =>
+                    index === self.findIndex((auxGroup) => {
+                        return group.id === auxGroup.id;
+                    }));
+    }
+
     private hasPreSelectGroups(): boolean {
         return this.preSelectGroups && this.preSelectGroups.length > 0;
     }
@@ -306,6 +326,7 @@ export class GroupCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     ngOnDestroy() {
+        clearTimeout(this.currentTimeout);
         this.onDestroy$.next(true);
         this.onDestroy$.complete();
     }
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
index 28bc8d0fb2..7e44cef54b 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ export class PeopleCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     isFocused: boolean;
     invalidUsers: IdentityUserModel[] = [];
 
+    currentTimeout: any;
+
     constructor(private identityUserService: IdentityUserService, private logService: LogService) {
     }
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ export class PeopleCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     ngOnDestroy() {
+        clearTimeout(this.currentTimeout);
         this.onDestroy$.next(true);
         this.onDestroy$.complete();
     }
@@ -196,7 +199,9 @@ export class PeopleCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
     private removeDuplicatedUsers(users: IdentityUserModel[]): IdentityUserModel[] {
         return users.filter((user, index, self) =>
-                    index === self.findIndex((auxUser) => user.id === auxUser.id));
+                    index === self.findIndex((auxUser) => {
+                        return user.id === auxUser.id && user.username === auxUser.username;
+                    }));
     }
 
     async filterPreselectUsers() {
@@ -332,22 +337,26 @@ export class PeopleCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         } else {
             this.loadMultiplePreselectUsers();
         }
-        if (this.userInput) {
-            this.userInput.nativeElement.click();
-        }
     }
 
     async loadNoValidationPreselectUsers() {
         let users: IdentityUserModel[];
 
         users = this.removeDuplicatedUsers(this.preSelectUsers);
-
         this.preSelectUsers = [...users];
 
         if (this.isMultipleMode()) {
             this.selectedUsersSubject.next(this.preSelectUsers);
         } else {
-            this.searchUserCtrl.setValue(this.preSelectUsers[0]);
+
+            if (this.currentTimeout) {
+                clearTimeout(this.currentTimeout);
+            }
+
+            this.currentTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                this.searchUserCtrl.setValue(this.preSelectUsers[0]);
+                this.onSelect(this.preSelectUsers[0]);
+            }, 0);
         }
     }