diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/Task.java b/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/Task.java
index f51016340..fa8ed1906 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/Task.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/common/metadata/tasks/Task.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.netflix.conductor.annotations.protogen.ProtoMessage;
 import com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.workflow.WorkflowTask;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.google.protobuf.Any;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Hidden;
 
@@ -629,6 +630,7 @@ public void setOutputMessage(Any outputMessage) {
     /**
      * @return {@link Optional} containing the task definition if available
      */
+    @JsonIgnore
     public Optional<TaskDef> getTaskDefinition() {
         return Optional.ofNullable(this.getWorkflowTask()).map(WorkflowTask::getTaskDefinition);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/model/TaskModel.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/model/TaskModel.java
index 617b013da..62891ada3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/model/TaskModel.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/model/TaskModel.java
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ public void incrementPollCount() {
     /**
      * @return {@link Optional} containing the task definition if available
      */
+    @JsonIgnore
     public Optional<TaskDef> getTaskDefinition() {
         return Optional.ofNullable(this.getWorkflowTask()).map(WorkflowTask::getTaskDefinition);
     }