diff --git a/api/v1/entries/taskrecordestimate.php b/api/v1/entries/taskrecordestimate.php
index 22e816fe81..e14566cf91 100644
--- a/api/v1/entries/taskrecordestimate.php
+++ b/api/v1/entries/taskrecordestimate.php
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ class taskRecordEstimateEntry extends entry
         if(!$data) return $this->error('error');
         if(isset($data->status) and $data->status == 'fail') return $this->sendError(zget($data, 'code', 400), $data->message);
 
-        $effort = new stdclass();
-        if($issetEffort and $data->data->efforts)    $effort = $data->data->efforts;
-        if(!$issetEffort and $data->data->estimates) $effort = $data->data->estimates;
+        $effort = $data->data->efforts ? $data->data->efforts : new stdclass();
         return $this->send(200, array('effort' => $effort));
 
     }