diff --git a/internal/summary/summary.go b/internal/summary/summary.go
index db5476cf..8d44ab19 100644
--- a/internal/summary/summary.go
+++ b/internal/summary/summary.go
@@ -6,11 +6,19 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func Print(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
-	printTaskName(Logger, task)
-	printTaskSummary(task.Summary, Logger)
-	printTaskDependencies(task.Deps, Logger)
-	printTaskCommands(task.Cmds, Logger)
+func Print(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
+	printTaskName(l, t)
+	if hasSummary(t) {
+		printTaskSummary(l, t)
+	} else {
+		printTaskDescription(l, t)
+	}
+	printTaskDependencies(l, t)
+	printTaskCommands(l, t)
+}
+
+func hasSummary(task *taskfile.Task) bool {
+	return task.Summary != ""
 }
 
 func printTaskName(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
@@ -18,12 +26,12 @@ func printTaskName(Logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
 	Logger.Outf("")
 }
 
-func printTaskCommands(cmds []*taskfile.Cmd, logger *logger.Logger) {
-	hasCommands := len(cmds) > 0
+func printTaskCommands(logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
+	hasCommands := len(task.Cmds) > 0
 	if hasCommands {
 		logger.Outf("")
 		logger.Outf("commands:")
-		for _, c := range cmds {
+		for _, c := range task.Cmds {
 			isCommand := c.Cmd != ""
 			if isCommand {
 				logger.Outf(" - %s", c.Cmd)
@@ -34,20 +42,20 @@ func printTaskCommands(cmds []*taskfile.Cmd, logger *logger.Logger) {
 	}
 }
 
-func printTaskDependencies(deps []*taskfile.Dep, logger *logger.Logger) {
-	hasDependencies := len(deps) > 0
+func printTaskDependencies(logger *logger.Logger, task *taskfile.Task) {
+	hasDependencies := len(task.Deps) > 0
 	if hasDependencies {
 		logger.Outf("")
 		logger.Outf("dependencies:")
 
-		for _, d := range deps {
+		for _, d := range task.Deps {
 			logger.Outf(" - %s", d.Task)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func printTaskSummary(description string, Logger *logger.Logger) {
-	lines := strings.Split(description, "\n")
+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 != "" {
@@ -55,3 +63,7 @@ func printTaskSummary(description string, Logger *logger.Logger) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+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 929501e1..1b4087be 100644
--- a/internal/summary/summary_test.go
+++ b/internal/summary/summary_test.go
@@ -138,3 +138,28 @@ commands:
 `
 	return expected
 }
+
+func TestPrintDescriptionAsFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	buffer := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	l := logger.Logger{
+		Stdout:  buffer,
+		Stderr:  buffer,
+		Verbose: false,
+	}
+	taskWithoutSummary := &taskfile.Task{
+		Desc: "description",
+	}
+
+	taskWithSummary := &taskfile.Task{
+		Desc:    "description",
+		Summary: "summary",
+	}
+
+	summary.Print(&l, taskWithoutSummary)
+	assert.Contains(t, buffer.String(), "description")
+
+	buffer.Reset()
+	summary.Print(&l, taskWithSummary)
+	assert.NotContains(t, buffer.String(), "description")
+
+}