diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/GET-tasks_id.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/GET-tasks_id.test.js
index 6c6c722703..4e69788c6c 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/GET-tasks_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/GET-tasks_id.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   requester,
   translate as t,
 } from '../../../../helpers/api-integration.helper';
+import { v4 as generateUUID } from 'uuid';
 
 describe('GET /tasks/:id', () => {
   let user, api;
@@ -18,18 +19,51 @@ describe('GET /tasks/:id', () => {
     let task;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      // generate task
-      // task = generatedTask;
+      return api.post('/tasks', {
+        text: 'test habit',
+        type: 'habit',
+      }).then((createdTask) => {
+        task = createdTask;
+      });
     });
 
-    it('gets specified task');
+    it('gets specified task', () => {
+      return api.get('/tasks/' + task._id)
+      .then((getTask) => {
+        expect(getTask).to.eql(task);
+      });
+    });
 
+    // TODO after challenges are implemented
     it('can get active challenge task that user does not own'); // Yes?
   });
 
   context('task cannot accessed', () => {
-    it('cannot get a non-existant task');
+    it('cannot get a non-existant task', () => {
+      return expect(api.get('/tasks/' + generateUUID())).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
+        code: 404,
+        error: 'NotFound',
+        message: t('taskNotFound'),
+      });
+    });
 
-    it('cannot get a task owned by someone else');
+    it('cannot get a task owned by someone else', () => {
+      let api2;
+
+      return generateUser()
+        .then((user2) => {
+          api2 = requester(user2);
+          return api.post('/tasks', {
+            text: 'test habit',
+            type: 'habit',
+          })
+        }).then((task) => {
+          return expect(api2.get('/tasks/' + task._id)).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
+            code: 404,
+            error: 'NotFound',
+            message: t('taskNotFound'),
+          });
+        });
+    });
   });
 });