diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index b54822f0da68..e5cce47b3049 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.10.7
\ No newline at end of file
+5.10.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Task/TaskAssigned.php b/app/Jobs/Task/TaskAssigned.php
index 064363c418a0..5668a39d388e 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Task/TaskAssigned.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Task/TaskAssigned.php
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ namespace App\Jobs\Task;
 
 use App\Models\Task;
 use App\Libraries\MultiDB;
+use App\Models\CompanyUser;
 use App\Services\Email\Email;
 use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
 use App\Services\Email\EmailObject;
 use Illuminate\Mail\Mailables\Address;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
 use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
 use App\Utils\Traits\Notifications\UserNotifies;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class TaskAssigned implements ShouldQueue
 
         $company_user = $this->task->assignedCompanyUser();
 
-        if($company_user && $this->findEntityAssignedNotification($company_user, 'task'))
+        if(($company_user instanceof CompanyUser) && $this->findEntityAssignedNotification($company_user, 'task'))
         {
             $mo = new EmailObject();
             $mo->subject = ctrans('texts.task_assigned_subject', ['task' => $this->task->number, 'date' => now()->setTimeZone($this->task->company->timezone()->name)->format($this->task->company->date_format()) ]);
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index 325fcd1188f2..e6bd9d75ae72 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ return [
     'require_https' => env('REQUIRE_HTTPS', true),
     'app_url' => rtrim(env('APP_URL', ''), '/'),
     'app_domain' => env('APP_DOMAIN', 'invoicing.co'),
-    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.10.7'),
-    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.10.7'),
+    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.10.8'),
+    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.10.8'),
     'minimum_client_version' => '5.0.16',
     'terms_version' => '1.0.1',
     'api_secret' => env('API_SECRET', false),