diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index c71d39a47cd4..b8e4c448fdc2 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -4808,7 +4808,7 @@ function buildOptimisticTaskReport(
     return {
         reportID: generateReportID(),
         reportName: title,
-        description,
+        description: getParsedComment(description ?? ''),
         ownerAccountID,
         participants,
         managerID: assigneeAccountID,
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Task.ts b/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
index 89d5b46408f7..1d4415f72f4b 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ function editTask(report: OnyxTypes.Report, {title, description}: OnyxTypes.Task
     const reportName = (title ?? report?.reportName)?.trim();
 
     // Description can be unset, so we default to an empty string if so
-    const reportDescription = ReportUtils.getParsedComment((description ?? report.description ?? '').trim());
+    const newDescription = description ? ReportUtils.getParsedComment(description) : report.description;
+    const reportDescription = (newDescription ?? '').trim();
 
     const optimisticData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
         {