diff --git a/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/importer_task.py b/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/importer_task.py
index b27787635..291b71be3 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/importer_task.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/importer_task.py
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ def service_importer(service, importer_id):
 
             [
                 send_welcome_email.delay(
-                    user, True, f"{user.email} was imported to Plane from {service}"
+                    str(user.id),
+                    True,
+                    f"{user.email} was imported to Plane from {service}",
                 )
                 for user in new_users
             ]
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/user_welcome_task.py b/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/user_welcome_task.py
index cad2aed1a..c042d0a0b 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/user_welcome_task.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/bgtasks/user_welcome_task.py
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ from sentry_sdk import capture_exception
 from slack_sdk import WebClient
 from slack_sdk.errors import SlackApiError
 
+# Module imports
+from plane.db.models import User
+
+
 @shared_task
-def send_welcome_email(instance, created, message):
+def send_welcome_email(user_id, created, message):
     try:
+        instance = User.objects.get(pk=user_id)
+
         if created and not instance.is_bot:
             first_name = instance.first_name.capitalize()
             to_email = instance.email