diff --git a/app/Repositories/TaskRepository.php b/app/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
index 2717f11dc9d5..3954c9515771 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
@@ -182,4 +182,14 @@ class TaskRepository extends BaseRepository
         });
 
     }
+
+    public function start(Task $task)
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public function stop(Task $task)
+    {
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/TaskApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/TaskApiTest.php
index e401ed05e4f4..a89eea1a3231 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/TaskApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/TaskApiTest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,39 @@ class TaskApiTest extends TestCase
         Model::reguard();
     }
 
+    public function testStartTask()
+    {
+        $log = [
+            [2,1],
+            [10,20]
+        ];
+
+        $last = end($log);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $last[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals(20, $last[1]);
+
+        $new = [time(), 0];
+
+        array_push($log, $new);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(3, count($log));
+
+
+        //test task is started
+        $last = end($log);
+        $this->assertTrue($last[1] === 0);
+
+        //stop task
+        $last = end($log);
+        $last[1] = time();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($last[1] !== 0)
+
+
+    }
+
+
     public function testTaskPost()
     {
         $data = [