diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs
index db9d4d4644..1d67e3b9f9 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.translation
         public static void MakeNew(CMSNode Node, User User, User Translator, Language Language, string Comment,
                                    bool IncludeSubpages, bool SendEmail)
         {
+            // Get translation taskType for obsolete task constructor
+            var taskType = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.TaskService.GetTaskTypeById(1);
+
             // Create pending task
-            Task t = new Task();
+            Task t = new Task(new Umbraco.Core.Models.Task(taskType));
             t.Comment = Comment;
             t.Node = Node;
             t.ParentUser = User;
             t.User = Translator;
-            t.Type = new TaskType("toTranslate");
             t.Save();
 
             // Add log entry