diff --git a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebComponentUtil.java b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebComponentUtil.java
index 23969da6f1b..1cd44fd1952 100644
--- a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebComponentUtil.java
+++ b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebComponentUtil.java
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ public static TaskType createSingleRecurrenceTask(String taskName, QName applica
 
         ObjectReferenceType ownerRef = new ObjectReferenceType();
         ownerRef.setOid(owner.getOid());
-        ownerRef.setType(owner.getFocus().COMPLEX_TYPE);
+        ownerRef.setType(UserType.COMPLEX_TYPE);
         task.setOwnerRef(ownerRef);
 
         task.setBinding(TaskBindingType.LOOSE);
diff --git a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java
index cdcf057334d..84653e2b7f5 100644
--- a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java
+++ b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/api/util/WebModelServiceUtils.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import java.util.*;
 
 import com.evolveum.midpoint.prism.PrismReferenceValue;
+import com.evolveum.midpoint.schema.ObjectDeltaOperation;
 import com.evolveum.midpoint.util.MiscUtil;
 import com.evolveum.midpoint.util.QNameUtil;
 import com.evolveum.midpoint.xml.ns._public.common.common_3.*;
@@ -184,15 +185,18 @@ public static <O extends ObjectType> List<ObjectReferenceType> createObjectRefer
         return null;
     }
 
-    public static String runTask(TaskType taskToRun, Task operationalTask, OperationResult parentResult, PageBase pageBase){
+    public static <O extends ObjectType> String runTask(TaskType taskToRun, Task operationalTask, OperationResult parentResult, PageBase pageBase){
         try {
             ObjectDelta<TaskType> delta = DeltaFactory.Object.createAddDelta(taskToRun.asPrismObject());
             pageBase.getPrismContext().adopt(delta);
-            pageBase.getModelService().executeChanges(MiscUtil.createCollection(delta), null,
+            Collection<ObjectDeltaOperation<?>> deltaOperationRes = pageBase.getModelService().executeChanges(MiscUtil.createCollection(delta), null,
                     operationalTask, parentResult);
+            if (StringUtils.isEmpty(delta.getOid()) && deltaOperationRes != null && !deltaOperationRes.isEmpty()){
+                ObjectDeltaOperation deltaOperation = deltaOperationRes.iterator().next();
+                delta.setOid(deltaOperation.getObjectDelta().getOid());
+            }
             parentResult.recordInProgress();
             parentResult.setBackgroundTaskOid(delta.getOid());
-            pageBase.showResult(parentResult);
             return delta.getOid();
         } catch (ObjectAlreadyExistsException | ObjectNotFoundException | SchemaException
                 | ExpressionEvaluationException | CommunicationException | ConfigurationException
diff --git a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/web/page/self/PageAssignmentsList.java b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/web/page/self/PageAssignmentsList.java
index 8078814c6c0..33f386db693 100644
--- a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/web/page/self/PageAssignmentsList.java
+++ b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/web/page/self/PageAssignmentsList.java
@@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ private ModelExecuteOptions createOptions() {
     private void onMultiUserRequestPerformed(AjaxRequestTarget target) {
             OperationResult result = new OperationResult(OPERATION_REQUEST_ASSIGNMENTS);
             Task operationalTask = createSimpleTask(OPERATION_REQUEST_ASSIGNMENTS);
-
+            String executionTaskOid = null;
             try {
                 TaskType task = WebComponentUtil.createSingleRecurrenceTask(
                         createStringResource(OPERATION_REQUEST_ASSIGNMENTS).getString(),
                         UserType.COMPLEX_TYPE,
                         getTaskQuery(), prepareDelta(null, result), createOptions(), TaskCategory.EXECUTE_CHANGES, PageAssignmentsList.this);
-                WebModelServiceUtils.runTask(task, operationalTask, result, PageAssignmentsList.this);
+                executionTaskOid = WebModelServiceUtils.runTask(task, operationalTask, result, PageAssignmentsList.this);
             } catch (SchemaException e) {
                 result.recordFatalError(result.getOperation(), e);
                 result.setMessage(createStringResource("PageAssignmentsList.requestError").getString());
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ private void onMultiUserRequestPerformed(AjaxRequestTarget target) {
                         "Failed to execute operaton " + result.getOperation(), e);
                 target.add(getFeedbackPanel());
             }
-            if (hasBackgroundTaskOperation(result)) {
+            if (hasBackgroundTaskOperation(result) || StringUtils.isNotEmpty(executionTaskOid)) {
                 result.setMessage(createStringResource("PageAssignmentsList.requestInProgress").getString());
                 showResult(result);
                 clearStorage();