diff --git a/Tapeti.Flow/Default/FlowBindingMiddleware.cs b/Tapeti.Flow/Default/FlowBindingMiddleware.cs
index 66f1e12..85a64d3 100644
--- a/Tapeti.Flow/Default/FlowBindingMiddleware.cs
+++ b/Tapeti.Flow/Default/FlowBindingMiddleware.cs
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ namespace Tapeti.Flow.Default
 
         private static void RegisterYieldPointResult(IBindingContext context)
         {
-            bool isTask;
-            if (!context.Result.Info.ParameterType.IsTypeOrTaskOf(typeof(IYieldPoint), out isTask))
+            bool isTaskOf;
+            if (!context.Result.Info.ParameterType.IsTypeOrTaskOf(typeof(IYieldPoint), out isTaskOf))
                 return;
 
-            if (isTask)
+            if (isTaskOf)
             {
                 context.Result.SetHandler(async (messageContext, value) =>
                 {
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ namespace Tapeti.Flow.Default
             if (request?.Response == null)
                 return;
 
-            bool isTask;
-            if (!context.Result.Info.ParameterType.IsTypeOrTaskOf(t => t == request.Response || t == typeof(IYieldPoint), out isTask))
+            bool isTaskOf;
+            if (!context.Result.Info.ParameterType.IsTypeOrTaskOf(t => t == request.Response || t == typeof(IYieldPoint), out isTaskOf))
                 throw new ResponseExpectedException($"Response of class {request.Response.FullName} expected in controller {context.Method.DeclaringType?.FullName}, method {context.Method.Name}");
         }
     }
diff --git a/Tapeti/Default/PublishResultBinding.cs b/Tapeti/Default/PublishResultBinding.cs
index 5a6638e..7e5c29d 100644
--- a/Tapeti/Default/PublishResultBinding.cs
+++ b/Tapeti/Default/PublishResultBinding.cs
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ namespace Tapeti.Default
                 return;
 
 
-            bool isTask;
+            bool isTaskOf;
             Type actualType;
-            if (!context.Result.Info.ParameterType.IsTypeOrTaskOf(t => t.IsClass, out isTask, out actualType))
+            if (!context.Result.Info.ParameterType.IsTypeOrTaskOf(t => t.IsClass, out isTaskOf, out actualType))
                 return;
 
 
-            if (isTask)
+            if (isTaskOf)
             {
                 var handler = GetType().GetMethod("PublishGenericTaskResult", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static).MakeGenericMethod(actualType);
 
diff --git a/Tapeti/Helpers/TaskTypeHelper.cs b/Tapeti/Helpers/TaskTypeHelper.cs
index 131f583..b5e1a77 100644
--- a/Tapeti/Helpers/TaskTypeHelper.cs
+++ b/Tapeti/Helpers/TaskTypeHelper.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@ namespace Tapeti.Helpers
 {
     public static class TaskTypeHelper
     {
-        public static bool IsTypeOrTaskOf(this Type type, Func<Type, bool> predicate, out bool isTask, out Type actualType)
+        public static bool IsTypeOrTaskOf(this Type type, Func<Type, bool> predicate, out bool isTaskOf, out Type actualType)
         {
+            if (type == typeof(Task))
+            {
+                isTaskOf = false;
+                actualType = type;
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (type.IsGenericType && type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Task<>))
             {
-                isTask = true;
+                isTaskOf = true;
 
                 var genericArguments = type.GetGenericArguments();
                 if (genericArguments.Length == 1 && predicate(genericArguments[0]))
@@ -19,21 +26,21 @@ namespace Tapeti.Helpers
                 }
             }
 
-            isTask = false;
+            isTaskOf = false;
             actualType = type;
             return predicate(type);
         }
 
 
-        public static bool IsTypeOrTaskOf(this Type type, Func<Type, bool> predicate, out bool isTask)
+        public static bool IsTypeOrTaskOf(this Type type, Func<Type, bool> predicate, out bool isTaskOf)
         {
             Type actualType;
-            return IsTypeOrTaskOf(type, predicate, out isTask, out actualType);
+            return IsTypeOrTaskOf(type, predicate, out isTaskOf, out actualType);
         }
 
-        public static bool IsTypeOrTaskOf(this Type type, Type compareTo, out bool isTask)
+        public static bool IsTypeOrTaskOf(this Type type, Type compareTo, out bool isTaskOf)
         {
-            return IsTypeOrTaskOf(type, t => t == compareTo, out isTask);
+            return IsTypeOrTaskOf(type, t => t == compareTo, out isTaskOf);
         }
     }
 }