diff --git a/pkg/parser/parser.go b/pkg/parser/parser.go
index 6a947e64..dda7b778 100644
--- a/pkg/parser/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/parser/parser.go
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ func (p *Parser) parseTasks(tree *node.Node) ([]task.ParseableTaskLike, error) {
 			}
 
 			taskLike.SetID(p.NextTaskID())
-			taskLike.SetIndexWithinBuild(p.NextTaskLocalIndex())
 
 			// Set task's name if not set in the definition
 			if taskLike.Name() == "" {
@@ -133,6 +132,8 @@ func (p *Parser) parseTasks(tree *node.Node) ([]task.ParseableTaskLike, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
+			taskLike.SetIndexWithinBuild(p.NextTaskLocalIndex())
+
 			tasks = append(tasks, taskLike)
 		}
 	}