diff --git a/module/task/control.php b/module/task/control.php
index 09504eb87c..2ffdc1e0e0 100755
--- a/module/task/control.php
+++ b/module/task/control.php
@@ -724,9 +724,8 @@ class task extends control
             $changes = $this->task->start($task, $taskData);
             if(dao::isError()) return $this->send(array('result' => 'fail', 'message' => dao::getError()));
 
-            $action   = $this->post->left == 0 ? 'Finished' : 'Restarted';
-            $actionID = $this->loadModel('action')->create('task', $taskID, $action, $this->post->comment);
-            if(!empty($changes)) $this->action->logHistory($actionID, $changes);
+            $result = $this->task->afterStart($task, $changes, (float)$this->post->left);
+            if(is_array($result)) $this->send($result);
 
             $this->executeHooks($taskID);
             $response = $this->taskZen->responseAfterChangeStatus($task, $from);
diff --git a/module/task/model.php b/module/task/model.php
index c419294fa2..0ce31f3407 100755
--- a/module/task/model.php
+++ b/module/task/model.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class taskModel extends model
      * @access public
      * @return array|bool
      */
-    public function afterStart(object $oldTask, array $changes, float $left, array $output): array|bool
+    public function afterStart(object $oldTask, array $changes, float $left, array $output = array()): array|bool
     {
         /* Update the data of the parent task. */
         if($oldTask->parent > 0) $this->computeBeginAndEnd($oldTask->parent);