diff --git a/backend/api.test/Mocks/CustomMissionServiceMock.cs b/backend/api.test/Mocks/CustomMissionServiceMock.cs
index b95831901..d76ead6fa 100644
--- a/backend/api.test/Mocks/CustomMissionServiceMock.cs
+++ b/backend/api.test/Mocks/CustomMissionServiceMock.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,17 @@ public Task<string> UploadSource(List<MissionTask> tasks)
 
         public string CalculateHashFromTasks(IList<MissionTask> tasks)
         {
-            IList<MissionTask> genericTasks = tasks.Select(task => new MissionTask(task)).ToList();
+            var genericTasks = new List<MissionTask>();
+            foreach (var task in tasks)
+            {
+                var taskCopy = new MissionTask(task)
+                {
+                    Id = "",
+                    IsarTaskId = ""
+                };
+                taskCopy.Inspections = taskCopy.Inspections.Select(i => new Inspection(i, useEmptyIDs: true)).ToList();
+                genericTasks.Add(taskCopy);
+            }
 
             string json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(genericTasks);
             byte[] hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(json));
diff --git a/backend/api/Database/Models/Inspection.cs b/backend/api/Database/Models/Inspection.cs
index 52ec9a3fc..2bedba0d6 100644
--- a/backend/api/Database/Models/Inspection.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Database/Models/Inspection.cs
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ public Inspection(CustomInspectionQuery inspectionQuery)
         }
 
         // Creates a blank deepcopy of the provided inspection
-        public Inspection(Inspection copy, InspectionStatus? inspectionStatus = null)
+        public Inspection(Inspection copy, InspectionStatus? inspectionStatus = null, bool useEmptyIDs = false)
         {
-            Id = "";
-            IsarStepId = "";
+            Id = useEmptyIDs ? "" : Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+            IsarStepId = useEmptyIDs ? "" : Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
             Status = inspectionStatus ?? copy.Status;
             InspectionType = copy.InspectionType;
             VideoDuration = copy.VideoDuration;
diff --git a/backend/api/Database/Models/MissionTask.cs b/backend/api/Database/Models/MissionTask.cs
index b483a62e8..f7e486ce2 100644
--- a/backend/api/Database/Models/MissionTask.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Database/Models/MissionTask.cs
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ public MissionTask(Pose robotPose, MissionTaskType type)
             }
         }
 
-        // Creates a blank deepcopy of the provided task
+        // Creates a copy of the provided task
         public MissionTask(MissionTask copy, TaskStatus? status = null)
         {
             TaskOrder = copy.TaskOrder;
             TagId = copy.TagId;
-            IsarTaskId = status == null ? "" : null;
+            IsarTaskId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
             Description = copy.Description;
             EchoTagLink = copy.EchoTagLink;
             RobotPose = new Pose(copy.RobotPose);
diff --git a/backend/api/Services/CustomMissionService.cs b/backend/api/Services/CustomMissionService.cs
index 49f36e05d..6a696b00b 100644
--- a/backend/api/Services/CustomMissionService.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Services/CustomMissionService.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public string CalculateHashFromTasks(IList<MissionTask> tasks)
                     Id = "",
                     IsarTaskId = ""
                 };
+                taskCopy.Inspections = taskCopy.Inspections.Select(i => new Inspection(i, useEmptyIDs: true)).ToList();
                 genericTasks.Add(taskCopy);
             }