diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index abb09db9..3f384465 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (e *Executor) Run(args ...string) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, a := range args {
-		if err := e.RunTask(context.Background(), Call{Task: a}); err != nil {
+		if err := e.RunTask(context.Background(), Call{Task: a, Vars: e.taskvars}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index e75ea8d4..df37ed27 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func TestParams(t *testing.T) {
 		{"dep2.txt", "Dependence2\n"},
 		{"spanish.txt", "¡Holla mundo!\n"},
 		{"spanish-dep.txt", "¡Holla dependencia!\n"},
+		{"portuguese.txt", "Olá, mundo!\n"},
 	}
 
 	for _, f := range files {
diff --git a/testdata/params/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/params/Taskfile.yml
index ddc11925..d2c9c6fc 100644
--- a/testdata/params/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/params/Taskfile.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 default:
   vars:
     SPANISH: ¡Holla mundo!
+    PORTUGUESE: "{{.PORTUGUESE}}"
   deps:
     - task: write-file
       vars: {CONTENT: Dependence1, FILE: dep1.txt}
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ default:
       vars: {CONTENT: "!", FILE: exclamation.txt}
     - task: write-file
       vars: {CONTENT: "{{.SPANISH}}", FILE: spanish.txt}
+    - task: write-file
+      vars: {CONTENT: "{{.PORTUGUESE}}", FILE: portuguese.txt}
 
 write-file:
   cmds:
diff --git a/testdata/params/Taskvars.yml b/testdata/params/Taskvars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7da530f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/params/Taskvars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PORTUGUESE: Olá, mundo!