diff --git a/tasktiger/logging.py b/tasktiger/logging.py
index dd8442ca..7a8e6c0d 100644
--- a/tasktiger/logging.py
+++ b/tasktiger/logging.py
@@ -14,16 +14,3 @@ def tasktiger_processor(logger, method_name, event_dict):
         event_dict['task_id'] = g['current_batch_task'].id
 
     return event_dict
-
-
-def batch_param_iterator(params):
-    """
-    Helper to set current batch task.
-
-    This helper should be used in conjunction with tasktiger_processor
-    to facilitate logging of task ids.
-    """
-    for i, p in enumerate(params):
-        g['current_batch_task'] = g['current_tasks'][i]
-        yield p
-    g['current_batch_task'] = None
diff --git a/tasktiger/tasktiger.py b/tasktiger/tasktiger.py
index 9ba92ef5..8c135e62 100644
--- a/tasktiger/tasktiger.py
+++ b/tasktiger/tasktiger.py
@@ -226,8 +226,12 @@ def init(self, connection=None, config=None, setup_structlog=False):
     def _get_current_task(self):
         if g['current_tasks'] is None:
             raise RuntimeError('Must be accessed from within a task')
-        if g['current_task_is_batch']:
-            raise RuntimeError('Must use current_tasks in a batch task.')
+
+        if g['current_task_is_batch'] and g['current_batch_task']:
+            return g['current_batch_task']
+        elif g['current_task_is_batch'] and not g['current_batch_task']:
+            raise RuntimeError('Must use batch_param_iterator in batch task.')
+
         return g['current_tasks'][0]
 
     def _get_current_tasks(self):
diff --git a/tasktiger/utils.py b/tasktiger/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55910be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasktiger/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from ._internal import g
+
+
+def batch_param_iterator(params):
+    """
+    Helper to set current batch task.
+
+    This helper should be used in conjunction with tasktiger_processor
+    to facilitate logging of task ids.
+    """
+    for i, p in enumerate(params):
+        g['current_batch_task'] = g['current_tasks'][i]
+        yield p
+    g['current_batch_task'] = None
diff --git a/tests/tasks.py b/tests/tasks.py
index 58da158b..5d4b6966 100644
--- a/tests/tasks.py
+++ b/tests/tasks.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 from math import ceil
 import time
 
+import pytest
 import redis
 
-from tasktiger import RetryException
+from tasktiger import RetryException, g
 from tasktiger.retry import fixed
+from tasktiger.utils import batch_param_iterator
 
 from .config import DELAY, TEST_DB, REDIS_HOST
 from .utils import get_tiger
@@ -139,18 +141,24 @@ def verify_current_task():
 
 
 @tiger.task(batch=True, queue='batch')
-def verify_current_tasks(tasks):
+def verify_current_tasks(params):
     with redis.Redis(
         host=REDIS_HOST, db=TEST_DB, decode_responses=True
     ) as conn:
         try:
-            tasks = tiger.current_task
+            tiger.current_task
         except RuntimeError:
             # This is expected (we need to use current_tasks)
 
             tasks = tiger.current_tasks
             conn.rpush('task_ids', *[t.id for t in tasks])
 
+    for i, p in enumerate(batch_param_iterator(params)):
+        assert tiger.current_task.id == g['current_tasks'][i].id
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        tiger.current_task.id
+
 
 @tiger.task()
 def sleep_task(delay=10):
diff --git a/tests/test_logging.py b/tests/test_logging.py
index f30f21b4..8d4dc675 100644
--- a/tests/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import structlog
 
 from tasktiger import TaskTiger, Worker, g
-from tasktiger.logging import tasktiger_processor, batch_param_iterator
+from tasktiger.logging import tasktiger_processor
+from tasktiger.utils import batch_param_iterator
 
 from .test_base import BaseTestCase
 from .utils import get_tiger, get_redis