diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js b/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js
index 9f82c2000dcf..51677892652e 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ function TaskPreview(props) {
     const assigneeLogin = lodashGet(props.personalDetailsList, [taskAssigneeAccountID, 'login'], '');
     const assigneeDisplayName = lodashGet(props.personalDetailsList, [taskAssigneeAccountID, 'displayName'], '');
     const taskAssignee = assigneeDisplayName || LocalePhoneNumber.formatPhoneNumber(assigneeLogin);
-    const htmlForTaskPreview = taskAssignee ? `<comment><mention-user>@${taskAssignee}</mention-user> ${taskTitle}</comment>` : `<comment>${taskTitle}</comment>`;
+    const htmlForTaskPreview =
+        taskAssignee && taskAssigneeAccountID !== 0 ? `<comment><mention-user>@${taskAssignee}</mention-user> ${taskTitle}</comment>` : `<comment>${taskTitle}</comment>`;
     const isDeletedParentAction = ReportUtils.isCanceledTaskReport(props.taskReport, props.action);
 
     if (isDeletedParentAction) {