diff --git a/mar/work/task.hoon b/mar/work/task.hoon
index 070a9969d..bff407ba5 100644
--- a/mar/work/task.hoon
+++ b/mar/work/task.hoon
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 ++  grow
   |%
   ++  elem  ;pre: {(zing `wall`(turn (wash 0^120 >taz<) |=(a=tape ['\0a' a])))}
+  ++  mime  [/text/x-task (taco (role txt))]
   ++  txt
     =+  taz
     =+  due=?~(due-date ~ ~[' ' da/u.due-date])
diff --git a/pub/work/test.work-task b/pub/work/test.work-task
index f7a616636..a364bb2a1 100644
--- a/pub/work/test.work-task
+++ b/pub/work/test.work-task
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 0w0_~1999.1.1 2~1999.1.2 ~1999.5.20
+  Tagged!
 Yoooo
 ~fyr.gave
   Testin
 ~doznec ~2015.1.3
   how long has
-  this been around? 
+  this been around?