diff --git a/src/backend/app/auth/roles.py b/src/backend/app/auth/roles.py
index 926fa50241..6fae2904c9 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/auth/roles.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/auth/roles.py
@@ -271,13 +271,12 @@ async def mapper(
     """A mapper for a specific project."""
     # If project is public, skip permission check
     if project.visibility == ProjectVisibility.PUBLIC:
-        return None
-
+        return user_data
     db_user = await check_access(
         user_data,
         db,
         project_id=project.id,
-        role=ProjectRole.VALIDATOR,
+        role=ProjectRole.MAPPER,
     )
 
     if db_user:
diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_deps.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_deps.py
index b7520246fd..72b02ea586 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_deps.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_deps.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 """Project dependencies for use in Depends."""
 
+from typing import Optional
+
 from fastapi import Depends
 from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@
 
 
 async def get_project_by_id(
-    db: Session = Depends(get_db), project_id: int = None
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db), project_id: Optional[int] = None
 ) -> DbProject:
     """Get a single project by id."""
     if not project_id:
diff --git a/src/backend/app/tasks/tasks_routes.py b/src/backend/app/tasks/tasks_routes.py
index 9b8bf04fb2..ff0763015b 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/tasks/tasks_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/tasks/tasks_routes.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ async def update_task_status(
     current_user: AuthUser = Depends(mapper),
 ):
     """Update the task status."""
-    user_id = get_uid(current_user)
+    user_id = await get_uid(current_user)
     task = await tasks_crud.update_task_status(db, user_id, task_id, new_status)
     updated_task = await tasks_crud.update_task_history(task, db)
     if not task:
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/api/ProjectTaskStatus.js b/src/frontend/src/api/ProjectTaskStatus.js
index 5e3dbe6960..4982fb3c65 100755
--- a/src/frontend/src/api/ProjectTaskStatus.js
+++ b/src/frontend/src/api/ProjectTaskStatus.js
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import CoreModules from '@/shared/CoreModules';
 import { CommonActions } from '@/store/slices/CommonSlice';
 import { task_priority_str } from '@/types/enums';
 
-const UpdateTaskStatus = (url, style, existingData, currentProjectId, feature, map, view, taskId, body) => {
+const UpdateTaskStatus = (url, style, existingData, currentProjectId, feature, map, view, taskId, body, params) => {
   return async (dispatch) => {
     const index = existingData.findIndex((project) => project.id == currentProjectId);
-    const updateTask = async (url, existingData, body, feature) => {
+    const updateTask = async (url, existingData, body, feature, params) => {
       try {
         dispatch(CommonActions.SetLoading(true));
 
-        const response = await CoreModules.axios.post(url, body);
+        const response = await CoreModules.axios.post(url, body, { params });
         const findIndexForUpdation = existingData[index].taskBoundries.findIndex((obj) => obj.id == response.data.id);
 
         let project_tasks = [...existingData[index].taskBoundries];
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const UpdateTaskStatus = (url, style, existingData, currentProjectId, feature, m
         );
       }
     };
-    await updateTask(url, existingData, body, feature);
+    await updateTask(url, existingData, body, feature, params);
     const centroid = await existingData[index].taskBoundries.filter((task) => {
       return task.id == taskId;
     })[0].outline_centroid.geometry.coordinates;
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/DialogTaskActions.jsx b/src/frontend/src/components/DialogTaskActions.jsx
index cfdcb100ff..dc616e082a 100755
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/DialogTaskActions.jsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/DialogTaskActions.jsx
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export default function Dialog({ taskId, feature, map, view }) {
             view,
             taskId,
             body,
+            { project_id: currentProjectId },
           ),
         );
       } else {