diff --git a/task.hosting.inc b/task.hosting.inc
index 9c09c1b..ab3a6df 100644
--- a/task.hosting.inc
+++ b/task.hosting.inc
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ function drush_hosting_task() {
     $alias = $task->ref->hosting_name;
   }
 
+  if (!isset($task->task_command)) {
+    $task->task_command = 'provision-' . $task->task_type;
+  }
   // Run the actual command. Adding alias here to work around Drush API.
   $output = provision_backend_invoke($alias, $task->task_command, $task->args, $task->options, $mode);
   // Pass the drush output back to the HOOK_post_hosting_TASK_task() and