diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
index 6adf4e27..f0f58242 100644
--- a/.github/FUNDING.yml
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 open_collective: task
+patreon: andreynering
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 214637bb..f6ee94b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 - Add `--parallel` flag (alias `-p`) to run tasks given by the command line in
   parallel
   ([#266](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/266)).
+- Fixed bug where calling the `task` CLI only informing global vars would not
+  execute the `default` task.
 
 ## v2.7.1 - 2019-11-10
 
diff --git a/cmd/task/task.go b/cmd/task/task.go
index 295526c0..d99db44d 100644
--- a/cmd/task/task.go
+++ b/cmd/task/task.go
@@ -139,13 +139,7 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	arguments := pflag.Args()
-	if len(arguments) == 0 {
-		e.Logger.Errf(logger.Yellow, "task: No argument given, trying default task")
-		arguments = []string{"default"}
-	}
-
-	calls, globals := args.Parse(arguments...)
+	calls, globals := args.Parse(pflag.Args()...)
 	for name, value := range globals {
 		e.Taskfile.Vars[name] = value
 	}
diff --git a/internal/args/args.go b/internal/args/args.go
index 0993e549..acea9c29 100644
--- a/internal/args/args.go
+++ b/internal/args/args.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func Parse(args ...string) ([]taskfile.Call, taskfile.Vars) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(calls) == 0 {
+		calls = append(calls, taskfile.Call{Task: "default"})
+	}
+
 	return calls, globals
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/args/args_test.go b/internal/args/args_test.go
index 137c23e3..8dc96e4c 100644
--- a/internal/args/args_test.go
+++ b/internal/args/args_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,28 @@ func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 				"FOO": {Static: "bar"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Args: nil,
+			ExpectedCalls: []taskfile.Call{
+				{Task: "default"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Args: []string{},
+			ExpectedCalls: []taskfile.Call{
+				{Task: "default"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Args: []string{"FOO=bar", "BAR=baz"},
+			ExpectedCalls: []taskfile.Call{
+				{Task: "default"},
+			},
+			ExpectedGlobals: taskfile.Vars{
+				"FOO": {Static: "bar"},
+				"BAR": {Static: "baz"},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {