diff --git a/app/models/approve_article.rb b/app/models/approve_article.rb
index 6998a35..31e134f 100644
--- a/app/models/approve_article.rb
+++ b/app/models/approve_article.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ApproveArticle < Task
   end
 
   def article_parent
-    Article.find_by_id article_parent_id
+    Article.find_by_id article_parent_id.to_i
   end
 
   def article_parent= value
diff --git a/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb
index 965d105..37737d9 100644
--- a/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb
@@ -191,4 +191,16 @@ class TasksControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal true, PublishedArticle.find(:first).highlighted
   end
 
+  should 'create published article after choosing root folder on approve article task' do
+    PublishedArticle.destroy_all
+    c = Community.create!(:name => 'test comm', :moderated_articles => false)
+    @controller.stubs(:profile).returns(c)
+    c.affiliate(profile, Profile::Roles.all_roles(profile.environment.id))
+    article = profile.articles.create!(:name => 'something interesting', :body => 'ruby on rails')
+    t = ApproveArticle.create!(:name => 'test name', :article => article, :target => c, :requestor => profile)
+
+    post :close, :decision => 'finish', :id => t.id, :task => { :name => 'new_name', :article_parent_id => ""}
+    assert_not_nil PublishedArticle.find(:first)
+  end
+
 end
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