diff --git a/cyclic_test.go b/cyclic_test.go
index 8406afa2..ab3c3c45 100644
--- a/cyclic_test.go
+++ b/cyclic_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestCyclicDepCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	isCyclic := &task.Executor{
-		Tasks: map[string]*task.Task{
+		Tasks: task.Tasks{
 			"task-a": &task.Task{
 				Deps: []string{"task-b"},
 			},
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestCyclicDepCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	isNotCyclic := &task.Executor{
-		Tasks: map[string]*task.Task{
+		Tasks: task.Tasks{
 			"task-a": &task.Task{
 				Deps: []string{"task-c"},
 			},
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index 4e171517..d3903477 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ const (
 
 // Executor executes a Taskfile
 type Executor struct {
-	Tasks map[string]*Task
+	Tasks Tasks
 	Force bool
 	Watch bool
 
 	watchingFiles map[string]struct{}
 }
 
+// Tasks representas a group of tasks
+type Tasks map[string]*Task
+
 // Task represents a task
 type Task struct {
 	Cmds      []string