# Starting a sequence with Email, creates Task

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/starting-a-sequence-with-email-creates-task/61717>\
**Category:** Sales Email\
**Created:** [July 26, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/starting-a-sequence-with-email-creates-task/61717 "2022-07-26T12:27:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![BHormann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@BHormann](https://community.hubspot.com/u/BHormann)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/starting-a-sequence-with-email-creates-task/61717/1 "2022-07-26T12:27:36Z")

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I have a sequence that starts with me mailing a costumer. However it creates a Task which I have to manually close. This obiosly dosnt make any sense, is there a way to work around this?

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**Author:** ![PamCotton](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/pamcotton/32/47916_2.png) [@PamCotton](https://community.hubspot.com/u/PamCotton)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/starting-a-sequence-with-email-creates-task/61717/2 "2022-07-26T22:36:24Z")

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Hello [@BHörmann](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/410730) , thank you for posting in our Community! That’s a great question!

I would like to add our top experts to share their ideas @smoore @Josh @jfreeman any recommendations to [@BHörmann](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/410730) matter?

Thank you,

Pam

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**Author:** ![jfreeman](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jfreeman/32/92725_2.png) [@jfreeman](https://community.hubspot.com/u/jfreeman)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/starting-a-sequence-with-email-creates-task/61717/3 "2022-07-26T22:59:07Z")

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Hi BHörmann,  
It sounds like your sequence may have an additional step built in to assign you a task to remind you to email the contact.

[PREVIEW,](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/Sales-Email/Starting-a-sequence-with-Email-creates-Task/m-p/671210#)

In my experience, when you choose the step action “Automated Email” it doesn’t also create a task. But there is an action called “Email” which _does_ create a reminder task for you to send an email.

See attached screenshot.

If that’s not the case, could you provide a screenshot of what the first few steps in your sequence actually do look like?

 ![671217_1_Screen Shot 2022-07-26 at 3.55.46 PM.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/1/8/1871f1d29c6460518e7308378c8aac515064b710.png)