diff --git a/module/execution/model.php b/module/execution/model.php
index 51faf1b85c..542a477e32 100755
--- a/module/execution/model.php
+++ b/module/execution/model.php
@@ -4059,6 +4059,7 @@ class executionModel extends model
      */
     public function getKanbanTasks(int $executionID, string $orderBy = 'status_asc, id_desc', array $excludeTasks = array(), object|null $pager = null): array
     {
+        $excludeTasks = array_filter($excludeTasks);
         $tasks = $this->dao->select('t1.*, t2.id AS storyID, t2.title AS storyTitle, t2.version AS latestStoryVersion, t2.status AS storyStatus, t3.realname AS assignedToRealName')
             ->from(TABLE_TASK)->alias('t1')
             ->leftJoin(TABLE_STORY)->alias('t2')->on('t1.story = t2.id')