diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2 b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
index 71ef9efb6f..e8d0d66105 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def html_message_formatter(mode, name, build, results, master_status):
             content = log.getText().splitlines() # Note: can be VERY LARGE
 
             if step.getName() == 'runtask':
-                taskname = re.search("task=\['(.*)\.yml'\]", content).group(1)
+                taskname = re.search("task=\['(.*)\.yml'\]", content[0]).group(1)
                 text.insert(0, '<h4>Task name: %s</h4>' % taskname)
 
             url = u'%s/steps/%s/logs/%s' % (master_status.getURLForThing(build),