diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index fc1b55acf..4002fb4d6 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -3786,6 +3786,8 @@ class TasksViewSet(ReadOnlyModelViewSet[PaperlessTask]):
         "wait_time_seconds",
     ]
     ordering = ["-date_created"]
+    # Needed for drf-spectacular schema generation (get_queryset touches request.user)
+    queryset = PaperlessTask.objects.none()
 
     # v9 backwards compat: maps old "type" query param values to new TriggerSource
     _V9_TYPE_TO_TRIGGER_SOURCE = {