diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.spec.ts
index d090d12099..8180db9f73 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.spec.ts
@@ -143,17 +143,27 @@ describe('ClaimedTaskActionsRejectComponent', () => {
       expect(component.startActionExecution).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    describe('actionExecution', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        component.actionExecution().subscribe();
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-      });
+  });
 
-      it('should call claimedTaskService\'s submitTask', () => {
-        expect(claimedTaskService.submitTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(object.id, expectedBody)
-      });
+  describe('actionExecution', () => {
+
+    let expectedBody;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn((component.rejectForm as any), 'get').and.returnValue({value: 'required'});
+
+      expectedBody = {
+        [component.option]: 'true',
+        reason: 'required'
+      };
+
+      component.actionExecution().subscribe();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
+    it('should call claimedTaskService\'s submitTask with the proper reason', () => {
+      expect(claimedTaskService.submitTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(object.id, expectedBody)
+    });
   });
 
   describe('reloadObjectExecution', () => {
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.common.ts b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
index f107e79c97..eb961a38eb 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.common.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export const environment: GlobalConfig = {
   // The REST API server settings.
   // NOTE: these must be "synced" with the 'dspace.server.url' setting in your backend's local.cfg.
   rest: {
-    ssl: false,
-    host: 'localhost',
-    port: 8080,
+    ssl: true,
+    host: 'dspace7.4science.cloud',
+    port: 443,
     // NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
     nameSpace: '/server',
   },