diff --git a/src/stdlib.cpp b/src/stdlib.cpp
index edfde11..936664d 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.cpp
+++ b/src/stdlib.cpp
@@ -378,12 +378,19 @@ Result<StackFrame> stdlib_task(const StackFrame& stack) {
   if (size == 0) return ERROR(ArgumentCountMismatch);
 
   Value task_id = TRY(params_array.get(0));
-  if (!task_id.is<Int64>()) return ERROR(TypeMismatch);
+  uint64_t num_task_id = 0;
+
+  if (task_id.is<Int64>()) {
+    num_task_id = (uint64_t)task_id.to<Int64>()->value();
+  } else if (task_id.is<Symbol>()) {
+    num_task_id = (uint64_t)TRY(get_stdlib_task(*task_id.to<Symbol>()));
+  } else {
+    return ERROR(TypeMismatch);
+  }
 
   Value task_params = TRY(params_array.slice(1, size));
 
-  auto val = Value(TRY(Task::create((uint64_t)task_id.to<Int64>()->value(),
-                                    *task_params.to<Array>())));
+  auto val = Value(TRY(Task::create(num_task_id, *task_params.to<Array>())));
 
   auto res = TRY(stack.set(0, val));