diff --git a/modules/activiti-engine/src/test/java/org/activiti/examples/bpmn/usertask/taskcandidate/TaskCandidateTest.java b/modules/activiti-engine/src/test/java/org/activiti/examples/bpmn/usertask/taskcandidate/TaskCandidateTest.java
index 24f729e9d0496c0476a256751f09fd7b2533026e..4c15860fb85064a58b0dd5d3ab83efab199a46d8 100644
--- a/modules/activiti-engine/src/test/java/org/activiti/examples/bpmn/usertask/taskcandidate/TaskCandidateTest.java
+++ b/modules/activiti-engine/src/test/java/org/activiti/examples/bpmn/usertask/taskcandidate/TaskCandidateTest.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public class TaskCandidateTest extends ActivitiInternalTestCase {
       .assignee(KERMIT)
       .list();
     assertEquals(1, tasks.size());
+    task = tasks.get(0);
     assertEquals("Pay out expenses", task.getName());
 
     // Completing the task ends the process