diff --git a/test-resources/babashka/exec_test.clj b/test-resources/babashka/exec_test.clj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6eca718f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/babashka/exec_test.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(ns babashka.exec-test
+  {:org.babashka/cli {:coerce {:foo []}}})
+
+(defn exec-test
+  {:org.babashka/cli {:coerce {:bar :keyword}}}
+  [m]
+  (prn m))
diff --git a/test/babashka/exec_test.clj b/test/babashka/exec_test.clj
index b3626a0a..4493e356 100644
--- a/test/babashka/exec_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/exec_test.clj
@@ -15,8 +15,22 @@
                    (edn/read-string
                     (bb "-x" "cheshire.core/generate-string" "--foo" "1")) true))))
 
-(deftest tag-test
+(deftest tasks-exec-test
   (u/with-config
     "{:deps {}
       :tasks {foo (exec 'clojure.core/prn)}}"
-    (is (= {:dude 1} (edn/read-string (bb "run" "foo" "--dude" "1"))))))
+    (is (= {:dude 1} (edn/read-string (bb "run" "foo" "--dude" "1")))))
+  (u/with-config
+    "{:deps {}
+      :tasks {foo (exec 'clojure.core/prn)}}"
+    (is (= {:dude 1} (edn/read-string (bb "run" "foo" "--dude" "1")))))
+  (u/with-config
+    "{:deps {}
+      :tasks {foo {:org.babashka/cli {:coerce {:dude []}}
+                   :task (exec 'clojure.core/prn)}}}"
+    (is (= {:dude [1]} (edn/read-string (bb "run" "foo" "--dude" "1")))))
+  (u/with-config
+    "{:deps {}
+      :tasks {foo {:task (exec 'babashka.exec-test/exec-test)}}}"
+    (is (= {:foo [1], :bar :yeah}
+           (edn/read-string (bb "-cp" "test-resources" "run" "foo" "--foo" "1" "--bar" "yeah"))))))