diff --git a/internal/flags/flags.go b/internal/flags/flags.go
index 7d437537..8c21193e 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func WithExecutorOptions() task.ExecutorOption {
 		var sorter sort.Sorter
 		switch TaskSort {
 		case "none":
-			sorter = nil
+			sorter = sort.NoSort
 		case "alphanumeric":
 			sorter = sort.AlphaNumeric
 		}
diff --git a/internal/sort/sorter.go b/internal/sort/sorter.go
index 404bc84a..14195973 100644
--- a/internal/sort/sorter.go
+++ b/internal/sort/sorter.go
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import (
 // A Sorter is any function that sorts a set of tasks.
 type Sorter func(items []string, namespaces []string) []string
 
+// NoSort leaves the tasks in the order they are defined.
+func NoSort(items []string, namespaces []string) []string {
+	return items
+}
+
 // AlphaNumeric sorts the JSON output so that tasks are in alpha numeric order
 // by task name.
 func AlphaNumeric(items []string, namespaces []string) []string {
diff --git a/internal/sort/sorter_test.go b/internal/sort/sorter_test.go
index e55f0f0f..50a0071e 100644
--- a/internal/sort/sorter_test.go
+++ b/internal/sort/sorter_test.go
@@ -79,3 +79,35 @@ func TestAlphaNumeric_Sort(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNoSort_Sort(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	item1 := "a-item1"
+	item2 := "m-item2"
+	item3 := "ns1:item3"
+	item4 := "ns2:item4"
+	item5 := "z-item5"
+	item6 := "ns3:item6"
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		items []string
+		want  []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "all items in order of definition",
+			items: []string{item3, item2, item5, item1, item4, item6},
+			want:  []string{item3, item2, item5, item1, item4, item6},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			NoSort(tt.items, nil)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, tt.items)
+		})
+	}
+}