diff --git a/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/saga.js b/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/saga.js
index c1d7166867..af8e1a162b 100644
--- a/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/saga.js
+++ b/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/saga.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../util/siteMapConstants';
 import { setFormData } from '../hooks/useHookFormPersist/hookFormPersistSlice';
 import { formatSoilAmendmentProductToDBStructure, getSubtaskName } from '../../util/task';
-import { getEndpoint, getMovementTaskBody } from './sagaUtils';
+import { formatAnimalIdsForReqBody, getEndpoint, getMovementTaskBody } from './sagaUtils';
 
 const taskTypeEndpoint = [
   'cleaning_task',
@@ -420,6 +420,13 @@ export const getPostTaskBody = (data, endpoint, managementPlanWithCurrentLocatio
             .planting_management_plan_id,
       }));
       delete data['show_wild_crop'];
+      if (data.animalIds) {
+        // Format animalIds for the request body
+        const { related_animal_ids, related_batch_ids } = formatAnimalIdsForReqBody(data.animalIds);
+        data.related_animal_ids = related_animal_ids;
+        data.related_batch_ids = related_batch_ids;
+        delete data['animalIds'];
+      }
     }),
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/sagaUtils.js b/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/sagaUtils.js
index 7cd93758fa..be66723c09 100644
--- a/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/sagaUtils.js
+++ b/packages/webapp/src/containers/Task/sagaUtils.js
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ export const formatAnimalIdsForReqBody = (ids) => {
   return { related_animal_ids: animalIds, related_batch_ids: batchIds };
 };
 
-export const formatAnimalTask = (data, endpoint) => {
-  const { animalIds, managementPlans, ...formattedData } = getPostTaskBody(data, endpoint);
-
-  // Remove managementPlans from the data and format animalIds for the request body
-  return { ...formattedData, ...formatAnimalIdsForReqBody(animalIds) };
-};
-
 export const formatMovementTask = (movementTask) => {
   if (!movementTask || !('purpose' in movementTask)) {
     return { animal_movement_task: {} };
@@ -64,6 +57,7 @@ export const formatMovementTask = (movementTask) => {
 };
 
 export const getMovementTaskBody = (data, endpoint) => {
-  const { movement_task, ...formattedData } = formatAnimalTask(data, endpoint);
+  const { movement_task, managementPlans, ...formattedData } = getPostTaskBody(data, endpoint);
+  // Remove managementPlans from the data
   return { ...formattedData, ...formatMovementTask(movement_task) };
 };