diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
index 80e7e8f..9b59e99 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             ["f10", "theme_next"],
             ["f11", "toggle_panel"],
             ["f12", "toggle_inputview"],
-            ["alt+!", "select_task"],
+            ["alt+!", "run_task"],
             ["ctrl+tab", "next_tab"],
             ["ctrl+shift+tab", "previous_tab"],
             ["ctrl+shift+e", "switch_buffers"],
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
index 4217919..d7d0821 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
@@ -102,17 +102,13 @@ fn select(menu: **Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) void {
     var entry: Entry = undefined;
     var iter = button.opts.label;
     if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&entry)) catch false)) return;
-    var buffer_name = std.ArrayList(u8).init(menu.*.opts.ctx.allocator);
-    defer buffer_name.deinit();
-    buffer_name.writer().print("*{s}*", .{entry.label}) catch {};
     if (entry.command) |cmd| {
         tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
         tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", cmd, .{} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
     } else {
-        project_manager.add_task(entry.label) catch {};
         tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "create_scratch_buffer", .{ buffer_name.items, "", "conf" } }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "shell_execute_stream", .{entry.label} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
+        project_manager.add_task(entry.label) catch {};
+        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "run_task", .{entry.label} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index aa8e1d4..c06fdb8 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -916,11 +916,6 @@ const cmds = struct {
     }
     pub const switch_buffers_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Switch buffers" };
 
-    pub fn select_task(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-        return self.enter_overlay_mode(@import("mode/overlay/task_palette.zig").Type);
-    }
-    pub const select_task_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Run task" };
-
     pub fn add_task(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         var task: []const u8 = undefined;
         if (try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&task)}))
@@ -935,7 +930,7 @@ const cmds = struct {
             pub fn select(self_: *Type) void {
                 call_add_task(self_.input.items);
                 command.executeName("exit_mini_mode", .{}) catch {};
-                command.executeName("select_task", .{}) catch {};
+                command.executeName("run_task", .{}) catch {};
             }
         }, ctx);
     }
@@ -952,6 +947,24 @@ const cmds = struct {
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn run_task(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
+        var task: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&task)})) {
+            var buffer_name = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.allocator);
+            defer buffer_name.deinit();
+            buffer_name.writer().print("*{s}*", .{task}) catch {};
+            project_manager.add_task(task) catch {};
+            tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "create_scratch_buffer", .{ buffer_name.items, "", "conf" } }) catch |e| self.logger.err("task", e);
+            tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "shell_execute_stream", .{task} }) catch |e| self.logger.err("task", e);
+        } else {
+            return self.enter_overlay_mode(@import("mode/overlay/task_palette.zig").Type);
+        }
+    }
+    pub const run_task_meta: Meta = .{
+        .description = "Run a task",
+        .arguments = &.{.string},
+    };
+
     pub fn delete_task(_: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         var task: []const u8 = undefined;
         if (!try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&task)}))