diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
index 086f7a45..72541ceb 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
@@ -170,6 +170,25 @@ def task_list_for_my_groups(
     )
 
 
+def _munge_form_ui_schema_based_on_hidden_fields_in_task_data(task: Task) -> None:
+    if task.form_ui_schema is None:
+        task.form_ui_schema = {}
+
+    if task.data and "form_ui_hidden_fields" in task.data:
+        hidden_fields = task.data["form_ui_hidden_fields"]
+        for hidden_field in hidden_fields:
+            hidden_field_parts = hidden_field.split(".")
+            relevant_depth_of_ui_schema = task.form_ui_schema
+            for ii, hidden_field_part in enumerate(hidden_field_parts):
+                if hidden_field_part not in relevant_depth_of_ui_schema:
+                    relevant_depth_of_ui_schema[hidden_field_part] = {}
+                relevant_depth_of_ui_schema = relevant_depth_of_ui_schema[
+                    hidden_field_part
+                ]
+                if len(hidden_field_parts) == ii + 1:
+                    relevant_depth_of_ui_schema["ui:widget"] = "hidden"
+
+
 def task_show(process_instance_id: int, task_id: str) -> flask.wrappers.Response:
     """Task_show."""
     process_instance = _find_process_instance_by_id_or_raise(process_instance_id)
@@ -185,20 +204,7 @@ def task_show(process_instance_id: int, task_id: str) -> flask.wrappers.Response
         process_instance.process_model_identifier,
     )
 
-    human_task = HumanTaskModel.query.filter_by(
-        process_instance_id=process_instance_id, task_id=task_id
-    ).first()
-    if human_task is None:
-        raise (
-            ApiError(
-                error_code="no_human_task",
-                message=(
-                    f"Cannot find a task to complete for task id '{task_id}' and"
-                    f" process instance {process_instance_id}."
-                ),
-                status_code=500,
-            )
-        )
+    _find_human_task_or_raise(process_instance_id, task_id)
 
     form_schema_file_name = ""
     form_ui_schema_file_name = ""
@@ -274,22 +280,7 @@ def task_show(process_instance_id: int, task_id: str) -> flask.wrappers.Response
             if ui_form_contents:
                 task.form_ui_schema = ui_form_contents
 
-        if task.form_ui_schema is None:
-            task.form_ui_schema = {}
-
-        if task.data and "form_ui_hidden_fields" in task.data:
-            hidden_fields = task.data["form_ui_hidden_fields"]
-            for hidden_field in hidden_fields:
-                hidden_field_parts = hidden_field.split(".")
-                relevant_depth_of_ui_schema = task.form_ui_schema
-                for ii, hidden_field_part in enumerate(hidden_field_parts):
-                    if hidden_field_part not in relevant_depth_of_ui_schema:
-                        relevant_depth_of_ui_schema[hidden_field_part] = {}
-                    relevant_depth_of_ui_schema = relevant_depth_of_ui_schema[
-                        hidden_field_part
-                    ]
-                    if len(hidden_field_parts) == ii + 1:
-                        relevant_depth_of_ui_schema["ui:widget"] = "hidden"
+        _munge_form_ui_schema_based_on_hidden_fields_in_task_data(task)
 
     if task.properties and task.data and "instructionsForEndUser" in task.properties:
         if task.properties["instructionsForEndUser"]:
@@ -367,20 +358,11 @@ def task_submit_shared(
     if terminate_loop and spiff_task.is_looping():
         spiff_task.terminate_loop()
 
-    human_task = HumanTaskModel.query.filter_by(
-        process_instance_id=process_instance_id, task_id=task_id, completed=False
-    ).first()
-    if human_task is None:
-        raise (
-            ApiError(
-                error_code="no_human_task",
-                message=(
-                    f"Cannot find a task to complete for task id '{task_id}' and"
-                    f" process instance {process_instance_id}."
-                ),
-                status_code=500,
-            )
-        )
+    human_task = _find_human_task_or_raise(
+        process_instance_id=process_instance_id,
+        task_id=task_id,
+        only_tasks_that_can_be_completed=True,
+    )
 
     with sentry_sdk.start_span(op="task", description="complete_form_task"):
         processor.lock_process_instance("Web")
@@ -685,3 +667,32 @@ def _get_potential_owner_usernames(assigned_user: AliasedClass) -> Any:
         ).label("potential_owner_usernames")
 
     return potential_owner_usernames_from_group_concat_or_similar
+
+
+def _find_human_task_or_raise(
+    process_instance_id: int,
+    task_id: str,
+    only_tasks_that_can_be_completed: bool = False,
+) -> HumanTaskModel:
+    if only_tasks_that_can_be_completed:
+        human_task_query = HumanTaskModel.query.filter_by(
+            process_instance_id=process_instance_id, task_id=task_id, completed=False
+        )
+    else:
+        human_task_query = HumanTaskModel.query.filter_by(
+            process_instance_id=process_instance_id, task_id=task_id
+        )
+
+    human_task: HumanTaskModel = human_task_query.first()
+    if human_task is None:
+        raise (
+            ApiError(
+                error_code="no_human_task",
+                message=(
+                    f"Cannot find a task to complete for task id '{task_id}' and"
+                    f" process instance {process_instance_id}."
+                ),
+                status_code=500,
+            )
+        )
+    return human_task