diff --git a/qtapputils/managers/taskmanagers.py b/qtapputils/managers/taskmanagers.py
index a6dd9af..7ca3175 100644
--- a/qtapputils/managers/taskmanagers.py
+++ b/qtapputils/managers/taskmanagers.py
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ def __init__(self):
     def _get_method(self, task: str):
         # Try direct, then fallback to underscore-prefixed (for backward
         # compatibility with older version of qtapputils).
-        return getattr(self, task, getattr(self, '_' + task))
+        try:
+            method = getattr(self, task)
+        except AttributeError:
+            method = getattr(self, '_' + task)
+        return method
 
     def add_task(self, task_uuid4: Any, task: str, *args, **kargs):
         """
diff --git a/qtapputils/managers/tests/test_taskmanagers.py b/qtapputils/managers/tests/test_taskmanagers.py
index a6ad75a..f4b8911 100644
--- a/qtapputils/managers/tests/test_taskmanagers.py
+++ b/qtapputils/managers/tests/test_taskmanagers.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def _set_something(index, value):
         DATA[index] = value
 
     worker = WorkerBase()
-    worker._get_something = _get_something
+    worker.get_something = _get_something
     worker._set_something = _set_something
     return worker