diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/script_attributes_context.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/script_attributes_context.py
index 5a06ab19..9405c8b3 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/script_attributes_context.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/script_attributes_context.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Script_attributes_context."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Optional
 
 from SpiffWorkflow.task import Task as SpiffTask  # type: ignore
 
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ from SpiffWorkflow.task import Task as SpiffTask  # type: ignore
 class ScriptAttributesContext:
     """ScriptAttributesContext."""
 
-    task: SpiffTask
+    task: Optional[SpiffTask]
     environment_identifier: str
     process_instance_id: int
     process_model_identifier: str
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
index ea474674..5f28e2d6 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_processor import (
 )
 
 
+class TaskNotGivenToScriptError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class GetDataSizes(Script):
     """GetDataSizes."""
 
@@ -30,6 +34,11 @@ class GetDataSizes(Script):
         **kwargs: Any
     ) -> Any:
         """Run."""
+        if script_attributes_context.task is None:
+            raise TaskNotGivenToScriptError(
+                "The task was not given to script 'get_data_sizes'. "
+                "This script needs to be run from within the context of a task."
+            )
         workflow = script_attributes_context.task.workflow
         task_data_size = ProcessInstanceProcessor.get_task_data_size(workflow)
         task_data_keys_by_task = {
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
index d5b2ed69..20df2b7e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class CustomBpmnScriptEngine(PythonScriptEngine):  # type: ignore
 
         super().__init__(environment=environment)
 
-    def __get_augment_methods(self, task: SpiffTask) -> Dict[str, Callable]:
+    def __get_augment_methods(self, task: Optional[SpiffTask]) -> Dict[str, Callable]:
         """__get_augment_methods."""
         tld = current_app.config["THREAD_LOCAL_DATA"]
 
@@ -356,9 +356,7 @@ class CustomBpmnScriptEngine(PythonScriptEngine):  # type: ignore
         external_methods: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     ) -> Any:
         """_evaluate."""
-        methods = {}
-        if task:
-            methods = self.__get_augment_methods(task)
+        methods = self.__get_augment_methods(task)
         if external_methods:
             methods.update(external_methods)
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/test_get_env.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/test_get_env.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f97c3a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/test_get_env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Test_environment_var_script."""
+from flask import Flask
+from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.base_test import BaseTest
+
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import (
+    ScriptAttributesContext,
+)
+from spiffworkflow_backend.scripts.get_env import GetEnv
+
+
+class TestGetEnv(BaseTest):
+    def test_get_env_script(
+        self,
+        app: Flask,
+        with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup: None,
+    ) -> None:
+        process_model_identifier = "test_process_model"
+        process_instance_id = 1
+        script_attributes_context = ScriptAttributesContext(
+            task=None,
+            environment_identifier="unit_testing",
+            process_instance_id=process_instance_id,
+            process_model_identifier=process_model_identifier,
+        )
+        result = GetEnv().run(
+            script_attributes_context,
+        )
+        assert result == "unit_testing"
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_environment_var_script.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_environment_var_script.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d2afd01..00000000
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_environment_var_script.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-"""Test_environment_var_script."""
-from flask import Flask
-from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.base_test import BaseTest
-
-from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_processor import (
-    ProcessInstanceProcessor,
-)
-
-
-class TestEnvironmentVarScript(BaseTest):
-    """TestEnvironmentVarScript."""
-
-    # it's not totally obvious we want to keep this test/file
-    def test_script_engine_can_use_custom_scripts(
-        self,
-        app: Flask,
-        with_db_and_bpmn_file_cleanup: None,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Test_script_engine_takes_data_and_returns_expected_results."""
-        with app.app_context():
-            script_engine = ProcessInstanceProcessor._script_engine
-            result = script_engine._evaluate("get_env()", {})
-            assert result == "unit_testing"