diff --git a/src/task.rs b/src/task.rs
index 9244c35..f0678d6 100644
--- a/src/task.rs
+++ b/src/task.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ impl Task {
         self.state().unwrap_or_else(|| self.default_state())
     }
 
+    /// Returns None for a stateless task.
+    pub(crate) fn state_label(&self) -> Option<ColoredString> {
+        self.state()
+            .or_else(|| Some(self.default_state()).filter(|_| self.is_task()))
+            .map(|state| state.get_colored_label())
+    }
+
     fn default_state(&self) -> TaskState {
         TaskState {
             name: None,
@@ -151,7 +158,7 @@ impl Task {
             "pubkey" => Some(self.event.pubkey.to_string()),
             "created" => Some(local_datetimestamp(&self.event.created_at)),
             // Dynamic
-            "status" => Some(self.state_or_default().get_label()),
+            "status" => self.state_label().map(|c| c.to_string()),
             "desc" => self.descriptions().last().cloned(),
             "description" => Some(self.descriptions().join(" ")),
             "hashtags" => self.filter_tags(|tag| { is_hashtag(tag) }),
diff --git a/src/tasks.rs b/src/tasks.rs
index ec8edb2..b0cb3f1 100644
--- a/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/src/tasks.rs
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ impl Tasks {
                 if let Some(task) = task.get_dependendees().iter().filter_map(|id| self.get_by_id(id)).find(|t| t.pure_state().is_open()) {
                     return format!("Blocked by \"{}\"", task.get_title()).bright_red().to_string();
                 }
-                let state = task.state_or_default();
-                if state.state.is_open() && progress.is_some_and(|p| p > 0.1) {
-                    state.state.colorize(&prog_string)
+                let state = task.pure_state();
+                if state.is_open() && progress.is_some_and(|p| p > 0.1) {
+                    state.colorize(&prog_string)
                 } else {
-                    state.get_colored_label()
+                    task.state_label().unwrap_or_default()
                 }.to_string()
             }
             "progress" => prog_string.clone(),