diff --git a/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts b/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts
index 22b6e9e41cd..3756d7522e3 100644
--- a/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ class FolderDetector {
 			let options: vscode.ShellExecutionOptions = { cwd: this.workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath };
 			let source = 'grunt';
 			let task = gruntTask.indexOf(' ') === -1
-				? new vscode.Task(kind, this.workspaceFolder, gruntTask, source, new vscode.ShellExecution(`${await this._gruntCommand} ${name}`, options))
-				: new vscode.Task(kind, this.workspaceFolder, gruntTask, source, new vscode.ShellExecution(`${await this._gruntCommand} "${name}"`, options));
+				? new vscode.Task(kind, this.workspaceFolder, gruntTask, source, new vscode.ShellExecution(`${await this._gruntCommand} ${gruntTask.name}`, options))
+				: new vscode.Task(kind, this.workspaceFolder, gruntTask, source, new vscode.ShellExecution(`${await this._gruntCommand} "${gruntTask.name}"`, options));
 			return task;
 		}
 		return undefined;
@@ -362,4 +362,4 @@ export function activate(_context: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
 
 export function deactivate(): void {
 	detector.dispose();
-}
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+}