diff --git a/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/workflow/instance/node/HumanTaskNodeInstance.java b/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/workflow/instance/node/HumanTaskNodeInstance.java
index 3fc1522821d..44510eb28a7 100755
--- a/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/workflow/instance/node/HumanTaskNodeInstance.java
+++ b/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/workflow/instance/node/HumanTaskNodeInstance.java
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ public void signalEvent(String type, Object event) {
                 cancelTimers(notStartedReassignments);
                 break;
             case TIMER_TRIGGERED_EVENT:
-                if (!sendNotification((TimerInstance) event)) {
-                    super.signalEvent(type, event);
-                }
+                sendNotification((TimerInstance) event);
                 break;
             default:
                 super.signalEvent(type, event);