diff --git a/src/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response.py b/src/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response.py
index 906a22f..4a21992 100644
--- a/src/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response.py
+++ b/src/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response.py
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ class PortList(Model, tag="port_list"):
     trash: IntBoolean = element()
 
 
-class Task(Resource, tag="task"):
+class TaskReference(Model, tag="task"):
     uuid: str = attr("id")
 
     name: str = element()
 
 
-class Tasks(Resource, tag="tasks"):
-    tasks: list[Task] = element(default_factory=list)
+class Tasks(Model, tag="tasks"):
+    tasks: list[TaskReference] = element(default_factory=list)
 
 
 class Target(Resource, tag="target"):
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Target(Resource, tag="target"):
     reverse_lookup_unify: IntBoolean = element()
     alive_tests: str = element()
     allow_simultaneous_ips: IntBoolean = element()
-    tasks: Tasks | None = None
+    tasks: Tasks | None = element(default=None)
 
 
 class GetTargetsResponse(Response, tag="get_targets_response"):
diff --git a/tests/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response_test.py b/tests/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response_test.py
index 3fe0d51..9ef8007 100644
--- a/tests/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response_test.py
+++ b/tests/gvm_sync_targets/models/targets_response_test.py
@@ -143,6 +143,151 @@
 """
 
 
+data_with_tasks = """
+<get_targets_response status="200" status_text="OK">
+    <target id="26b1103a-acab-455b-8ae6-36d3d680a63f">
+        <owner>
+            <name>admin</name>
+        </owner>
+        <name>All Hosts</name>
+        <comment></comment>
+        <creation_time>2024-05-15T17:37:30Z</creation_time>
+        <modification_time>2024-05-15T17:37:30Z</modification_time>
+        <writable>1</writable>
+        <in_use>1</in_use>
+        <permissions>
+            <permission>
+                <name>Everything</name>
+            </permission>
+        </permissions>
+        <hosts>1.2.3.4, 1::1</hosts>
+        <exclude_hosts></exclude_hosts>
+        <max_hosts>44</max_hosts>
+        <port_list id="4a4717fe-57d2-11e1-9a26-406186ea4fc5">
+            <name>All IANA assigned TCP and UDP</name>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </port_list>
+        <ssh_credential id="416d4541-8cb4-4745-ba27-7d509cec9455">
+            <name>SSH auth</name>
+            <port>22</port>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </ssh_credential>
+        <smb_credential id="">
+            <name></name>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </smb_credential>
+        <esxi_credential id="">
+            <name></name>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </esxi_credential>
+        <snmp_credential id="">
+            <name></name>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </snmp_credential>
+        <ssh_elevate_credential id="">
+            <name></name>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </ssh_elevate_credential>
+        <reverse_lookup_only>0</reverse_lookup_only>
+        <reverse_lookup_unify>0</reverse_lookup_unify>
+        <alive_tests>Scan Config Default</alive_tests>
+        <allow_simultaneous_ips>1</allow_simultaneous_ips>
+        <tasks><task id="111"><name>foo</name></task></tasks>
+    </target>
+    <target id="7a7f3ae0-f95d-4e2a-a523-995f5f690f69">
+        <owner>
+            <name>admin</name>
+        </owner>
+        <name>New All Hosts</name>
+        <comment></comment>
+        <creation_time>2024-05-17T05:59:19Z</creation_time>
+        <modification_time>2024-05-17T05:59:19Z</modification_time>
+        <writable>1</writable>
+        <in_use>0</in_use>
+        <permissions>
+            <permission>
+                <name>Everything</name>
+            </permission>
+        </permissions>
+        <hosts>1.2.3.4, 1::1</hosts>
+        <exclude_hosts></exclude_hosts>
+        <max_hosts>41</max_hosts>
+        <port_list id="4a4717fe-57d2-11e1-9a26-406186ea4fc5">
+            <name>All IANA assigned TCP and UDP</name>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </port_list>
+        <ssh_credential id="416d4541-8cb4-4745-ba27-7d509cec9455">
+            <name>SSH auth</name>
+            <port>22</port>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </ssh_credential>
+        <smb_credential id="">
+            <name></name>
+            <trash>0</trash>
+        </smb_credential>
+        <esxi_credential id=""><name></name><trash>0</trash></esxi_credential>
+        <snmp_credential id=""><name></name><trash>0</trash></snmp_credential>
+        <ssh_elevate_credential id=""><name></name><trash>0</trash></ssh_elevate_credential>
+        <reverse_lookup_only>0</reverse_lookup_only>
+        <reverse_lookup_unify>0</reverse_lookup_unify>
+        <alive_tests>Scan Config Default</alive_tests><allow_simultaneous_ips>1</allow_simultaneous_ips>
+    </target>
+    <target id="1a11fc20-b767-4407-82ee-e87fbddbc74a">
+        <owner><name>admin</name></owner><name>Unnamed</name>
+        <comment></comment><creation_time>2024-05-15T20:41:23Z</creation_time>
+        <modification_time>2024-05-15T20:41:23Z</modification_time>
+        <writable>1</writable><in_use>1</in_use>
+        <permissions><permission><name>Everything</name></permission></permissions>
+        <hosts>1.2.3.4, 1::1</hosts>
+        <exclude_hosts></exclude_hosts><max_hosts>41</max_hosts>
+        <port_list id="33d0cd82-57c6-11e1-8ed1-406186ea4fc5"><name>All IANA assigned TCP</name><trash>0</trash></port_list>
+        <ssh_credential id="416d4541-8cb4-4745-ba27-7d509cec9455"><name>SSH auth</name><port>22</port><trash>0</trash></ssh_credential>
+        <smb_credential id=""><name></name><trash>0</trash></smb_credential><esxi_credential id=""><name></name><trash>0</trash></esxi_credential>
+        <snmp_credential id=""><name></name><trash>0</trash></snmp_credential><ssh_elevate_credential id=""><name></name><trash>0</trash></ssh_elevate_credential>
+        <reverse_lookup_only>0</reverse_lookup_only><reverse_lookup_unify>0</reverse_lookup_unify>
+        <alive_tests>Scan Config Default</alive_tests><allow_simultaneous_ips>1</allow_simultaneous_ips>
+    </target>
+    <filters id="">
+        <term>first=1 rows=10 sort=name</term>
+        <keywords>
+            <keyword>
+                <column>first</column>
+                <relation>=</relation>
+                <value>1</value>
+            </keyword>
+            <keyword>
+                <column>rows</column>
+                <relation>=</relation>
+                <value>10</value>
+            </keyword>
+            <keyword>
+                <column>sort</column>
+                <relation>=</relation>
+                <value>name</value>
+            </keyword>
+        </keywords>
+    </filters>
+    <sort>
+        <field>
+            name
+            <order>ascending</order>
+        </field>
+    </sort>
+    <targets start="1" max="1000"/>
+    <target_count>
+        3
+        <filtered>3</filtered>
+        <page>3</page>
+    </target_count>
+</get_targets_response>
+"""
+
+
 def test_parse_model() -> None:
     model = GetTargetsResponse.from_xml(data)
     assert not model.model_extra
+
+
+def test_parse_model_with_tasks() -> None:
+    model = GetTargetsResponse.from_xml(data_with_tasks)
+    assert not model.model_extra