diff --git a/oml/tasks.py b/oml/tasks.py
index 1cd8359..3fd82d7 100644
--- a/oml/tasks.py
+++ b/oml/tasks.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Tasks(Thread):
                     tasks = json.load(f)
                     for task in tasks:
                         if len(task) == 2:
-                            self.q.put(tuple(task[0], tuple(task[1])))
+                            self.q.put((task[0], tuple(task[1])))
                     logger.debug('loaded %s tasks', len(tasks))
             except:
                 logger.debug('failed to load saved tasks', exc_info=True)