diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3dffffb..026a394 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "conductor"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "actix",
  "actix-rt",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4f48522..75d184e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "conductor"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/src/definition.rs b/src/definition.rs
index 1a129d9..9f1f722 100644
--- a/src/definition.rs
+++ b/src/definition.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ impl From<&str> for Command {
     }
 }
 
+impl Command {
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Command::Multiple(v) => v.is_empty(),
+            Command::Single(v) => v.is_empty(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::fmt::Display for Command {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
@@ -98,7 +107,7 @@ impl Project {
                     .flat_map(|jobs| jobs.to_vec())
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
                 jobs.push(job);
-                Jobs::new(jobs)
+                Jobs::new(jobs.into_iter().filter(|t| !t.command.is_empty()).collect())
             })
             .or_else(|| {
                 self.components.iter().find_map(|(c_name, component)| {
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ impl Project {
                     .flat_map(|jobs| jobs.to_vec())
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
                 jobs.push(job);
-                Jobs::new(jobs)
+                Jobs::new(jobs.into_iter().filter(|t| !t.command.is_empty()).collect())
             })
         } else {
             None
@@ -311,7 +320,7 @@ impl Default for Component {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Default, Clone)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct TaskDefinition {
-    pub description: String,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
     /// A map of environment variables that are provided before running the task
     pub env: HashMap<String, String>,
     /// The command(s) to execute when the task is launched
@@ -329,6 +338,7 @@ impl From<&TaskDefinition> for Job {
             command: source.command.clone(),
             retry: false,
             keep_alive: false,
+            path: source.path.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| String::from(".")),
             retry_delay: 0,
             ..Default::default()
         }
@@ -458,8 +468,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(jobs.get(0).unwrap().name, "ui:build-ui");
         assert_eq!(jobs.get(1).unwrap().name, "server:setup");
         assert_eq!(jobs.get(2).unwrap().name, "server:build");
-        assert_eq!(jobs.get(3).unwrap().name, "build");
-        assert_eq!(jobs.len(), 4);
+        assert_eq!(jobs.len(), 3);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/term.rs b/src/term.rs
index 2eafe3d..5168e5c 100644
--- a/src/term.rs
+++ b/src/term.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Display};
 
 use ansi_term::Color;
 
-use crate::definition::{Group, Project};
+use crate::definition::{Group, Project, TaskDefinition};
 
 pub fn header<T: Into<String>>(name: T, msg: &str) {
     let text = format!("    - --=[ {: <20}  {: >20} ]=-- -", name.into(), msg);
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ pub fn item_list(project: &Project) {
     if project.tasks.is_empty() && project.components.values().all(|c| c.tasks.is_empty()) {
         println!("{}", Color::White.dimmed().paint("no tasks defined"));
     } else {
-        for (name, _tasks) in sort_map(&project.tasks).iter() {
-            println!("{}", name);
+        for (name, task) in sort_map(&project.tasks).iter() {
+            print_task(name, task);
         }
+
         for (c_name, component) in sort_map(&project.components).iter() {
-            for (t_name, _tasks) in sort_map(&component.tasks).iter() {
-                println!("{}:{}", c_name, t_name);
+            for (t_name, task) in sort_map(&component.tasks).iter() {
+                print_task(&format!("{}:{}", c_name, t_name), task);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ where
     items
 }
 
+fn print_task(name: &str, task: &TaskDefinition) {
+    if let Some(ref desc) = task.description {
+        println!("{: <31}{}", name, desc);
+    } else {
+        println!("{}", name);
+    }
+}
+
 fn print_group(name: &str, group: &Group) {
     if let Some(ref desc) = group.description {
         println!("{: <31}{}", name, desc);