diff --git a/module/task/ui/edit.html.php b/module/task/ui/edit.html.php
index c34a849c1a..837839abc8 100644
--- a/module/task/ui/edit.html.php
+++ b/module/task/ui/edit.html.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ detailBody
             editor
             (
                 set::name('desc'),
-                isHTML($task->desc) ? html($task->desc) : $task->desc
+                $task->desc && isHTML($task->desc) ? html($task->desc) : $task->desc
             )
         ),
         section
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ detailBody
             item
             (
                 set::name($lang->task->execution),
-                picker 
+                picker
                 (
                     set::name('execution'),
                     set::required(true),