diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
index 4ceb9cebee..f777bd766d 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
   "yourTaskHasBeenApproved": "Your task <span class=\"notification-green notification-bold\"><%- taskText %></span> has been approved.",
   "thisTaskApproved": "This task was approved",
   "taskClaimed": "<%- userName %> has claimed the task <span class=\"notification-bold\"><%- taskText %></span>.",
-  "taskNeedsWork": "<span class=\"notification-bold\"><%- taskText %></span> was unchecked by <span class=\"notification-bold\"><%- managerName %></span>. Your rewards for completing the task were reverted.",
+  "taskNeedsWork": "<span class=\"notification-bold\"><%- taskText %></span> was unchecked by <span class=\"notification-bold\">@<%- managerName %></span>. Your rewards for completing the task were reverted.",
   "userHasRequestedTaskApproval": "<span class=\"notification-bold\"><%- user %></span> requests approval for <span class=\"notification-bold\"><%- taskName %></span>",
   "approve": "Approve",
   "approveTask": "Approve Task",
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js
index b9a4d0cb44..d32b1254fb 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks/groups.js
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ api.taskNeedsWork = {
 
     await scoreTasks(assignedUser, [{ id: task._id, direction: 'down' }], req, res);
     assignedUser.addNotification('GROUP_TASK_NEEDS_WORK', {
-      message: res.t('taskNeedsWork', { taskText: task.text, managerName: user.profile.name }, assignedUser.preferences.language),
+      message: res.t('taskNeedsWork', { taskText: task.text, managerName: user.auth.local.username }, assignedUser.preferences.language),
       task: {
         id: task._id,
         text: task.text,
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ api.taskNeedsWork = {
       },
       manager: {
         id: user._id,
-        name: user.profile.name,
+        name: user.auth.local.username,
       },
     });
     await Promise.all([assignedUser.save(), task.save()]);
diff --git a/website/server/libs/tasks/index.js b/website/server/libs/tasks/index.js
index 382c9337e6..f29839dbf7 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/tasks/index.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/tasks/index.js
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ async function scoreTask (user, task, direction, req, res) {
       direction,
     }, req, res.analytics);
     rollbackUser.addNotification('GROUP_TASK_NEEDS_WORK', {
-      message: res.t('taskNeedsWork', { taskText: task.text, managerName: user.profile.name }, rollbackUser.preferences.language),
+      message: res.t('taskNeedsWork', { taskText: task.text, managerName: user.auth.local.username }, rollbackUser.preferences.language),
       task: {
         id: task._id,
         text: task.text,
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ async function scoreTask (user, task, direction, req, res) {
       },
       manager: {
         id: user._id,
-        name: user.profile.name,
+        name: user.auth.local.username,
       },
     });
     await rollbackUser.save();