diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 29ddd1b8..f9054f3b 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Use -- to separate script command line args from bb command line args.
     (doseq [[k v] tasks]
       (println (str (format fmt k)
                     (when-let [d (:description (meta v))]
-                      (str " - " d)))))
+                      (str " " d)))))
     (println)
     (println "Run bb :help <task> to view help of a specific task.")
     [nil 0]))
diff --git a/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj b/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
index 87c901f0..6e15f62b 100644
--- a/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ Addition is a pretty advanced topic.  Let us start with the identity element
     (let [res (apply test-utils/bb nil
                      (map str [:tasks]))]
       (is (str/includes? res "The following tasks are available:"))
-      (is (str/includes? res ":task-1      - Return the"))
-      (is (str/includes? res ":cool-task-2 - Return the")))))
+      (is (str/includes? res ":task-1      Return the"))
+      (is (str/includes? res ":cool-task-2 Return the")))))
 
 (deftest main-task-test
   (with-config {:paths ["test-resources/task_scripts"]