diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
index 4328602f593..56f3a15bf8e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/task.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Task(Base, Conditional, Taggable, Become):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         ''' returns a human readable representation of the task '''
-        if self.get_name() == 'meta ':
+        if self.get_name() == 'meta':
             return "TASK: meta (%s)" % self.args['_raw_params']
         else:
             return "TASK: %s" % self.get_name()