diff --git a/taskw/warrior.py b/taskw/warrior.py
index 3d8f049..447cd6b 100644
--- a/taskw/warrior.py
+++ b/taskw/warrior.py
@@ -553,11 +553,12 @@ def task_add(self, description, tags=None, **kw):
         # task and add them after we've added the task.
         annotations = self._extract_annotations_from_task(task)
 
+        task['uuid'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
         stdout, stderr = self._execute(
             'add',
             taskw.utils.encode_task_experimental(task),
         )
-        id, added_task = self.get_task(description=task['description'])
+        id, added_task = self.get_task(uuid=task['uuid'])
 
         # Check if 'uuid' is in the task we just added.
         if not 'uuid' in added_task: