diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte
index e0f38eb9..1964a5c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@
             if (method != 'delete') processTask(json.task);
 
             // show notification
-            if (json.user.id != user.id) {
+            if (json.user.id == user.id) {
+                if (method == 'create') task_form = false; // task has been created by current user
+            } else {
                 let term = "user_updated_entity";
                 if (method == 'create') term = "user_created_entity";
                 if (method == 'delete') term = "user_deleted_entity";
@@ -251,7 +253,6 @@
     }
 
     function show_task_form(project_id,assignee,state_id){
-        console.log({project_id,assignee,state_id});
         task_form = {project_id,assignee,state_id};
     }
 
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@
 {#if project}
 {#if task_form}
 <div class="overlay">
-    <TaskForm project_id={task_form.project_id} user_id={task_form.user_id} state={task_form.state} />
+    <TaskForm project_id={task_form.project_id} assignee={task_form.assignee} state_id={task_form.state_id} />
 </div>
 {/if} <!-- task form -->
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte
index 95a42036..67612a30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     import { onMount }       from 'svelte';
     import { useTinyRouter } from 'svelte-tiny-router';
 
-    import { api }           from '../../urls.svelte.js';
+    import { api, get }      from '../../urls.svelte.js';
     import { error, yikes }  from '../../warn.svelte';
     import { t }             from '../../translations.svelte.js';
     import { user }          from '../../user.svelte.js';
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         description    : { source : '', rendered : '' },
         due_date       : null,
         est_time       : null,
+        members        : {},
         no_index       : false,
         show_closed    : false,
         start_date     : null,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 
     function addMember(member){
         for (let uid of Object.keys(member)) task.members[uid] = project.members[uid];
+        console.log(task.members);
     }
 
     function flat(json){
@@ -44,31 +46,32 @@
     async function load(){
         if (parent_task_id) await loadParent();
         if (project_id) loadProject();
-        if (assignee) task.assignee = +assignee;
-        if (state_id)   task.state   = +state_id;
+        if (state_id)   task.status   = { code : +state_id };
         loadTags();
     }
 
     async function loadParent(){
         const url  = api(`task/${parent_task_id}`);
-        const resp = await fetch(url,{credentials:'include'});
+        const resp = await get(url);
         if (resp.ok){
             parent_task         = await resp.json();
             task.parent_task_id = +parent_task_id;
             project_id          = +parent_task.project_id;
             yikes();
             project             = null; // TODO
-        } else {
-            error(resp);
-        }
+        } else error(resp);
     }
 
     async function loadProject(){
         const url  = api(`project/${project_id}`);
-        const resp = await fetch(url,{credentials:'include'});
+        const resp = await get(url);
         if (resp.ok){
             project           = await resp.json();
             task.project_id   = +project_id;
+            if (assignee && project.members[assignee]){
+                task.members[assignee] = project.members[assignee];
+                task.members[assignee].permission = { name : "ASSIGNEE", code : 3 }
+            }
             yikes();
         } else {
             error(resp);
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@
         if (project_id) url = api(`tags/project/${project_id}`);
         if (parent_task_id) url = api(`tags/task/${parent_task_id}`);
         if (url) {
-            const resp = await fetch(url,{credentials:'include'});
+            const resp = await get(url);
             if (resp.ok) task.tags = await resp.json();
         }
     }
@@ -109,10 +112,12 @@
             body        : JSON.stringify(task)
         });
         if (resp.ok) {
-            task = await resp.json();
-            if (task.parent_task_id){
-                router.navigate(`/task/${task.parent_task_id}/view`);
-            } else router.navigate(`/task/${task.id}/view`);
+            if (!assignee) { // if assignee is set, this form was opened within an external context. hence we don`t want to navigate somewhere else!
+                task = await resp.json();
+                if (task.parent_task_id){
+                    router.navigate(`/task/${task.parent_task_id}/view`);
+                } else router.navigate(`/task/${task.id}/view`);
+            }
             yikes();
         } else {
             error(resp);
@@ -185,7 +190,7 @@
                     {t('members')}
                 </th>
                 <td>
-                    <PermissionEditor members={task.members} {addMember} {getCandidates} {dropMember} />
+                    <PermissionEditor members={task.members} {addMember} {dropMember} {getCandidates} />
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
@@ -247,4 +252,4 @@
         </tbody>
     </table>
     <button onclick={saveTask}>{t('save_object',{object:t('task')})}</button>
-</fieldset>
\ No newline at end of file
+</fieldset>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte
index dce5c0f6..ce415259 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 
         <div>{t('members')}</div>
         <div>
-            <PermissionEditor members={task.members} {updatePermission} {addMember} {dropMember} {getCandidates} />
+            <PermissionEditor members={task.members} {addMember} {dropMember} {getCandidates} {updatePermission} />
         </div>
         <div>{t('start_date')}</div>
         <div>