diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index eb8d153be5e..70a4b621b5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ For upgrade instructions, please check the [migration guide](MIGRATIONS.released
 - Fixed that the frontend did not ensure a minium length for annotation layer names. Moreover, names starting with a `.` are also disallowed now. [#8244](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8244)
 - Fixed a bug where in the add remote dataset view the dataset name setting was not in sync with the datasource setting of the advanced tab making the form not submittable. [#8245](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8245)
 - Fix read and update dataset route for versions 8 and lower. [#8263](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8263)
+- Fixed that task bounding boxes are again converted to user bounding boxes when uploading annotations via nmls. [#8280](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8280)
 - Added missing legacy support for `isValidNewName` route. [#8252](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8252)
 - Fixed some layout issues in the upload view. [#8231](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8231)
 - Fixed `FATAL: role "postgres" does not exist` error message in Docker compose. [#8240](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8240)
diff --git a/app/models/annotation/nml/NmlParser.scala b/app/models/annotation/nml/NmlParser.scala
index 05c36ff3f88..7918f6eed4f 100755
--- a/app/models/annotation/nml/NmlParser.scala
+++ b/app/models/annotation/nml/NmlParser.scala
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ class NmlParser @Inject()(datasetDAO: DatasetDAO) extends LazyLogging with Proto
         taskBoundingBox: Option[BoundingBox] = if (sharedParsingParameters.isTaskUpload)
           parseTaskBoundingBox(parameters \ "taskBoundingBox")
         else None
-        userBoundingBoxes = parseBoundingBoxes(parameters \ "userBoundingBox")
       } yield {
+        var userBoundingBoxes = parseBoundingBoxes(parameters \ "userBoundingBox")
         if (!sharedParsingParameters.isTaskUpload) {
           parseTaskBoundingBoxAsUserBoundingBox(parameters \ "taskBoundingBox", userBoundingBoxes)
-            .map(asUserBoundingBox => userBoundingBoxes :+ asUserBoundingBox)
+            .foreach(asUserBoundingBox => userBoundingBoxes = userBoundingBoxes :+ asUserBoundingBox)
         }
         NmlParsedParameters(
           datasetIdOpt,