diff --git a/lua/spacevim/plugin/tasks.lua b/lua/spacevim/plugin/tasks.lua
index ff39ac29f..5e419d628 100644
--- a/lua/spacevim/plugin/tasks.lua
+++ b/lua/spacevim/plugin/tasks.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ local function load()
     local_conf = toml.parse_file(vim.fn.expand('.SpaceVim.d/tasks.toml'))
     log.debug('found local conf:\n' .. vim.inspect(local_conf))
   end
-  task_config = vim.fn.extend(global_conf, local_conf)
+  task_config = vim.tbl_extend('force', global_conf, local_conf)
 end
 
 local function init_variables()
diff --git a/test/plugin/tasks.vader b/test/plugin/tasks.vader
index 6c1701c31..99700eb8f 100644
--- a/test/plugin/tasks.vader
+++ b/test/plugin/tasks.vader
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Execute ( SpaceVim plugin: code runner ):
+Execute ( SpaceVim plugin: task manager ):
   call SpaceVim#plugins#tasks#list()
   exe "normal! /regexp\<cr>"
   exe "normal \<cr>"