diff --git a/src/main/python/pybuilder/cli.py b/src/main/python/pybuilder/cli.py
index 49d0663bd..cf0a4d33c 100644
--- a/src/main/python/pybuilder/cli.py
+++ b/src/main/python/pybuilder/cli.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def length_of_longest_string(list_of_strings):
 
 
 def task_description(task):
-    return " ".join(task.description) or "<no description available>"
+    return "".join(task.description) or "<no description available>"
 
 
 def print_list_of_tasks(reactor, quiet=False):
diff --git a/src/unittest/python/cli_tests.py b/src/unittest/python/cli_tests.py
index 509e79363..98e4a9ecb 100644
--- a/src/unittest/python/cli_tests.py
+++ b/src/unittest/python/cli_tests.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ def test_should_render_verbose_task_list_with_descriptions(self):
         print_list_of_tasks(self.mock_reactor, quiet=False)
 
         verify(pybuilder.cli).print_text_line('Tasks found for project "any-project-name":')
-        verify(pybuilder.cli).print_text_line('    task-1 - any description for task 1')
-        verify(pybuilder.cli).print_text_line('    task-2 - any description for task 2')
+        verify(pybuilder.cli).print_text_line('    task-1 - anydescriptionfortask1')
+        verify(pybuilder.cli).print_text_line('    task-2 - anydescriptionfortask2')
 
 
 class StdOutLoggerTest(unittest.TestCase):