diff --git a/frontend/react-app/src/components/LockUnlockTask.jsx b/frontend/react-app/src/components/LockUnlockTask.jsx
index a5ba4d2..af7ffa2 100644
--- a/frontend/react-app/src/components/LockUnlockTask.jsx
+++ b/frontend/react-app/src/components/LockUnlockTask.jsx
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ function LockUnlockTask({ initialIsLocked, taskId }) {
         const unlock = await unlockTask(taskId);
         if (unlock) {
           setIsLocked(false);
+          window.location.reload();
         }
       } else {
         const lock = await lockTask(taskId);
         if (lock) {
           setIsLocked(true);
+          window.location.reload();
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/frontend/react-app/src/pages/MyTasks.jsx b/frontend/react-app/src/pages/MyTasks.jsx
index 721cc37..b30ffaa 100644
--- a/frontend/react-app/src/pages/MyTasks.jsx
+++ b/frontend/react-app/src/pages/MyTasks.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function mapTaskItem(taskItem) {
           ...baseItem,
           status: taskItem.status,
           priority: taskItem.priority,
-          isLocked: taskItem.isLocked.toString()
+          isLocked: !!taskItem.isLocked
         };
         
       });
@@ -124,11 +124,7 @@ const headerAndAccessors = [
           return isAdmin ? (
             <LockUnlockTask initialIsLocked={isLocked} taskId={original.row.original.id} />
           ) : (
-            isLocked ? (
-                <Lock />
-            ) : (
-                <LockOpen/>
-            )
+            isLocked ? '🔒' : '🔓'
           );
         },
       }