diff --git a/app/schemas/schemas.py b/app/schemas/schemas.py
index 79cf582..18dcdcc 100644
--- a/app/schemas/schemas.py
+++ b/app/schemas/schemas.py
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ class TaskUpdate(BaseModel):
 
 class TaskResponse(TaskBase):
     id: int
-    status: TaskStatusEnum
+    # Read-side is intentionally lenient: legacy/seeded rows can hold a
+    # task_type or status outside the strict create-time enums (the column is
+    # a free-form String(32); e.g. a seeded task_type='setup'). Surfacing them
+    # as plain strings keeps list endpoints from 500-ing on a single
+    # out-of-enum row — one bad task used to take down `hf task list`
+    # entirely. Writes stay strict via TaskCreate/_validate_task_type_subtype
+    # and TaskUpdate (both still use the enums).
+    task_type: str = "issue"
+    status: str
     task_code: Optional[str] = None
     code: Optional[str] = None
     type: Optional[str] = None