diff --git a/babashka.el b/babashka.el
index eb2bf66..1bb7081 100644
--- a/babashka.el
+++ b/babashka.el
@@ -106,9 +106,12 @@
   "Convert TASKS to annotated alist."
   (let (results)
     (maphash (lambda (key value)
-               (let ((task-name (symbol-name key)))
+               (let ((task-name (symbol-name key))
+                     (doc (if (hash-table-p value)
+                              (gethash :doc value)
+                            "")))
                  (unless (string-prefix-p ":" task-name)
-                   (push (cons task-name (gethash :doc value))
+                   (push (cons task-name doc)
                          results))))
              tasks)
     results))
diff --git a/bb.edn b/bb.edn
index 8b67f93..86692b0 100644
--- a/bb.edn
+++ b/bb.edn
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
    :task (if *command-line-args*
            (apply println "Hello," *command-line-args*)
            (println "Hello, world!"))}
-
+  ls (shell "ls")
   bye
   {:doc "Goodbye world!"
    :task (println "Goodbye, world!")}}}