diff --git a/bbot/core/helpers/dns.py b/bbot/core/helpers/dns.py
index ed880150a..2ed10c3e3 100644
--- a/bbot/core/helpers/dns.py
+++ b/bbot/core/helpers/dns.py
@@ -958,7 +958,8 @@ async def is_wildcard_domain(self, domain, log_info=False):
                     #     continue
                     for _ in range(self.wildcard_tests):
                         rand_query = f"{rand_string(digits=False, length=10)}.{host}"
-                        wildcard_tasks[rdtype].append(self.resolve(rand_query, type=rdtype, use_cache=False))
+                        wildcard_task = asyncio.create_task(self.resolve(rand_query, type=rdtype, use_cache=False))
+                        wildcard_tasks[rdtype].append(wildcard_task)
 
                 # combine the random results
                 is_wildcard = False
diff --git a/bbot/modules/base.py b/bbot/modules/base.py
index 01299c216..4d82fa85b 100644
--- a/bbot/modules/base.py
+++ b/bbot/modules/base.py
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ async def _worker(self):
                                 self.scan.stats.event_consumed(event, self)
                                 self.debug(f"Handling {event}")
                                 async with self.scan._acatch(context), self._task_counter.count(context):
-                                    handle_event_task = asyncio.create_task(self.handle_event(event))
+                                    task_name = f"{self.name}.handle_event({event]})"
+                                    handle_event_task = asyncio.create_task(self.handle_event(event), name=task_name)
                                     await handle_event_task
                                 self.debug(f"Finished handling {event}")
                         else: