diff --git a/internal/summary/summary.go b/internal/summary/summary.go
index 8d44ab19..3e811869 100644
--- a/internal/summary/summary.go
+++ b/internal/summary/summary.go
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ func Print(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
 	printTaskName(l, t)
 	if hasSummary(t) {
 		printTaskSummary(l, t)
-	} else {
+	} else if hasDescription(t) {
 		printTaskDescription(l, t)
+	} else {
+		printErrorNoDescriptionOrSummary(l)
 	}
 	printTaskDependencies(l, t)
 	printTaskCommands(l, t)
@@ -21,11 +23,45 @@ func hasSummary(task *taskfile.Task) bool {
 	return task.Summary != ""
 }
 
+func printTaskSummary(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
+	lines := strings.Split(task.Summary, "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		notLastLine := i+1 < len(lines)
+		if notLastLine || line != "" {
+			Logger.Outf(line)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func printTaskName(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
 	Logger.Outf("task: " + task.Task)
 	Logger.Outf("")
 }
 
+func hasDescription(task *taskfile.Task) bool {
+	return task.Desc != ""
+}
+
+func printTaskDescription(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
+	Logger.Outf(task.Desc)
+}
+
+func printErrorNoDescriptionOrSummary(l *logger.Logger) {
+	l.Outf("(task does not have description or summary)")
+}
+
+func printTaskDependencies(logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
+	hasDependencies := len(task.Deps) > 0
+	if hasDependencies {
+		logger.Outf("")
+		logger.Outf("dependencies:")
+
+		for _, d := range task.Deps {
+			logger.Outf(" - %s", d.Task)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func printTaskCommands(logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
 	hasCommands := len(task.Cmds) > 0
 	if hasCommands {
@@ -41,29 +77,3 @@ func printTaskCommands(logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func printTaskDependencies(logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
-	hasDependencies := len(task.Deps) > 0
-	if hasDependencies {
-		logger.Outf("")
-		logger.Outf("dependencies:")
-
-		for _, d := range task.Deps {
-			logger.Outf(" - %s", d.Task)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func printTaskSummary(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
-	lines := strings.Split(task.Summary, "\n")
-	for i, line := range lines {
-		notLastLine := i+1 < len(lines)
-		if notLastLine || line != "" {
-			Logger.Outf(line)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func printTaskDescription(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
-	Logger.Outf(task.Desc)
-}
diff --git a/internal/summary/summary_test.go b/internal/summary/summary_test.go
index 1b4087be..d198ee26 100644
--- a/internal/summary/summary_test.go
+++ b/internal/summary/summary_test.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func TestPrintDescriptionAsFallback(t *testing.T) {
 		Desc:    "description",
 		Summary: "summary",
 	}
+	taskWithoutSummaryOrDescription := &taskfile.Task{}
 
 	summary.Print(&l, taskWithoutSummary)
 	assert.Contains(t, buffer.String(), "description")
@@ -162,4 +163,8 @@ func TestPrintDescriptionAsFallback(t *testing.T) {
 	summary.Print(&l, taskWithSummary)
 	assert.NotContains(t, buffer.String(), "description")
 
+	buffer.Reset()
+	summary.Print(&l, taskWithoutSummaryOrDescription)
+	assert.Contains(t, buffer.String(), "\n(task does not have description or summary)\n")
+
 }