diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/impl/TaskQueryImpl.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/impl/TaskQueryImpl.java
index db87c6e7212..c23eeb05eb1 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/impl/TaskQueryImpl.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/impl/TaskQueryImpl.java
@@ -454,13 +454,13 @@ public TaskQuery taskCandidateGroupExpression(String candidateGroupExpression) {
 
   @Override
   public TaskQuery taskCandidateGroupLike(String candidateGroupLike) {
-    ensureNotNull("Candidate group like", candidateGroup);
+    ensureNotNull("Candidate group like", candidateGroupLike);
 
     if (!isOrQueryActive && (candidateUser != null || expressions.containsKey("taskCandidateUser"))) {
       throw new ProcessEngineException("Invalid query usage: cannot set both candidateGroupLike and candidateUser");
     }
 
-    this.candidateGroupLike = candidateGroup;
+    this.candidateGroupLike = candidateGroupLike;
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/task/TaskQuery.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/task/TaskQuery.java
index 33008fb14b0..4bcc1edd0aa 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/task/TaskQuery.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/camunda/bpm/engine/task/TaskQuery.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public interface TaskQuery extends Query<TaskQuery, Task> {
    *                                {@link #taskCandidateUserExpression(String)} has been executed on the "or query" instance.</li>
    *                                <li>When passed group is <code>null</code>.</li></ul>
    */
-  TaskQuery taskCandidateGroupLike(String candidateGroup);
+  TaskQuery taskCandidateGroupLike(String candidateGroupLike);
 
   /**
    * Only select tasks for which the 'candidateGroup' is one of the given groups.