diff --git a/app/controllers/access_permissions/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/access_permissions/projects_controller.rb
index ba9c31435..50a4ce2e3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/access_permissions/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/access_permissions/projects_controller.rb
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ module AccessPermissions
 
       @user_assignment.update!(permitted_update_params)
 
-      unless current_user.id == @user_assignment.user.id
-        log_activity(:change_user_role_on_project, { user_target: @user_assignment.user.id,
-                                                    role: @user_assignment.user_role.name })
-      end
+      log_activity(:change_user_role_on_project, { user_target: @user_assignment.user.id,
+                                                   role: @user_assignment.user_role.name })
       propagate_job(@user_assignment)
 
       render :project_member
diff --git a/app/notifications/recipients/assigned_recipients.rb b/app/notifications/recipients/assigned_recipients.rb
index 54686cf1b..2a2f9ce2a 100644
--- a/app/notifications/recipients/assigned_recipients.rb
+++ b/app/notifications/recipients/assigned_recipients.rb
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ class Recipients::AssignedRecipients
   def recipients
     activity = Activity.find(@params[:activity_id])
     User.where(id: activity.values.dig('message_items', 'user_target', 'id'))
+        .where.not(id: activity.owner_id)
   end
 end