diff --git a/pagure/api/project.py b/pagure/api/project.py
index 6a53383..904673d 100644
--- a/pagure/api/project.py
+++ b/pagure/api/project.py
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ def api_generate_acls(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
     wait = json.get('wait', False)
 
     try:
-        task = pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls(
+        taskid = pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls(
             project=project,
         ).id
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
index 3a7b76d..9509e37 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiProjecttests(tests.Modeltests):
             }
             self.assertEqual(data, expected_output)
             mock_gen_acls.assert_called_once_with(
-                name='test', namespace=None, user=None)
+                name='test', namespace=None, user=None, group=None)
 
     @patch('pagure.lib.tasks.get_result')
     @patch('pagure.lib.tasks.generate_gitolite_acls.delay')
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiProjecttests(tests.Modeltests):
             }
             self.assertEqual(data, expected_output)
             mock_gen_acls.assert_called_once_with(
-                name='test', namespace=None, user=None)
+                name='test', namespace=None, user=None, group=None)
             mock_get_result.assert_called_once_with('abc-1234')
 
     def test_api_generate_acls_no_project(self):