diff --git a/src/components/FamilyAcc/FamilyPopout/AssignTaskPopout.jsx b/src/components/FamilyAcc/FamilyPopout/AssignTaskPopout.jsx
index 54e7dee..9357b3f 100644
--- a/src/components/FamilyAcc/FamilyPopout/AssignTaskPopout.jsx
+++ b/src/components/FamilyAcc/FamilyPopout/AssignTaskPopout.jsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ function AssignTaskPopout({action, situation, familyDetails}) {
           setRequestStatus({loading: false, status: true, message: 'action successful'})
           setTimeout(()=>{
             setRequestStatus({loading: false, status: false, message: ''})
+            action() // FUNCTION THAT CLOSES THE MODAL BOX
           }, 5000)
         }).catch(err => {
           setRequestStatus({loading: false, status: false, message: 'An Error occured, try again'})
@@ -196,7 +197,8 @@ function AssignTaskPopout({action, situation, familyDetails}) {
                           className={`p-1 w-full text-sm text-slate-900 outline-none border border-slate-300 rounded-md`}
                           rows="5"
                           style={{ resize: "none" }}
-                          defaultValue={activeTask?.data?.job_detail}
+                          value={activeTask?.data?.job_detail}
+                          readOnly
                           // onChange={handleInputChange}
                         />
                         {/* <p>{}</p> */}