# Issues with tasks when marked for approval **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** approvals, tasks\ **Created:** [15 July 2020 05:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/issues-with-tasks-when-marked-for-approval/88920 "2020-07-15T05:41:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Emma\_White](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emma_white/32/58391_2.png) [@Emma\_White](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emma_White)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2020 05:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/issues-with-tasks-when-marked-for-approval/88920/1 "2020-07-15T05:41:30Z")
I have marked a task for approval and assigned it to my colleague. They then approve the task and a rule is triggered to re-assign the task back to myself. The issue I am having is that when my colleague marks the task as approved, it then automatically marks the task complete. How do I stop this from happening. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2020 05:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/issues-with-tasks-when-marked-for-approval/88920/2 "2020-07-15T05:51:58Z")
Hi @Emma_White, Here are some approaches (note: I wrote this right after the Approvals feature came out but I think are the generally accepted ways to use Approvals): > [@A new type of task is available in Asana. Meet Approvals!](https://forum.asana.com/t/a-new-type-of-task-is-available-in-asana-meet-approvals/72774/7): > > I haven’t used Approvals much yet, but… What initially occurred to me upon hearing that all approvals mark the task complete was: So then I would want the approval to be a separate task–not apply on the actual work task itself And maybe this added approval task could be 1) a subtask of the actual work task to keep them together (and facilitate multiple approvals should the need arise), or 2) a follow-up task And/Or make the actual work task dependent on the approval. Just thinking out loud, … Larry ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [16 July 2020 05:32 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/issues-with-tasks-when-marked-for-approval/88920/3 "2020-07-16T05:32:26Z")
That’s normal behavior 😛 your rule could mark it incomplete I guess ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2022 14:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/issues-with-tasks-when-marked-for-approval/88920/4 "2022-04-27T14:27:31Z")
Closed on 27 April 2022 14:27 UTC