diff --git a/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py b/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py
index 6ab083871..47c9b1852 100644
--- a/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py
+++ b/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ class Flow(base.Flow):
                 self.task_notifier.notify(states.STARTED, details={
                     'context': context,
                     'flow': self,
-                    'task': runner.task,
-                    'task_uuid': runner.uuid,
+                    'runner': runner,
                 })
                 if not simulate_run:
                     result = runner(context, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -201,20 +200,17 @@ class Flow(base.Flow):
                 self.task_notifier.notify(states.SUCCESS, details={
                     'context': context,
                     'flow': self,
-                    'result': result,
-                    'task': runner.task,
-                    'task_uuid': runner.uuid,
+                    'runner': runner,
                 })
             except Exception as e:
+                runner.result = e
                 cause = utils.FlowFailure(runner, self, e)
                 with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                     # Notify any listeners that the task has errored.
                     self.task_notifier.notify(states.FAILURE, details={
                         'context': context,
                         'flow': self,
-                        'result': e,
-                        'task': runner.task,
-                        'task_uuid': runner.uuid,
+                        'runner': runner,
                     })
                     self.rollback(context, cause)
 
diff --git a/taskflow/patterns/resumption/logbook.py b/taskflow/patterns/resumption/logbook.py
index a77cd6659..604522d2d 100644
--- a/taskflow/patterns/resumption/logbook.py
+++ b/taskflow/patterns/resumption/logbook.py
@@ -36,24 +36,23 @@ class Resumption(object):
         def _task_listener(state, details):
             """Store the result of the task under the given flow in the log
             book so that it can be retrieved later."""
-            task_id = details['task_uuid']
-            task = details['task']
+            runner = details['runner']
             flow = details['flow']
-            LOG.debug("Recording %s:%s of %s has finished state %s",
-                      utils.get_task_name(task), task_id, flow, state)
+            LOG.debug("Recording %s of %s has finished state %s",
+                      runner, flow, state)
             # TODO(harlowja): switch to using uuids
             flow_id = flow.name
             metadata = {}
             flow_details = self._logbook[flow_id]
             if state in (states.SUCCESS, states.FAILURE):
-                metadata['result'] = details['result']
-            if task_id not in flow_details:
+                metadata['result'] = runner.result
+            if runner.uuid not in flow_details:
                 metadata['states'] = [state]
-                metadata['version'] = utils.get_task_version(task)
-                flow_details.add_task(task_id, metadata)
+                metadata['version'] = runner.version
+                flow_details.add_task(runner.uuid, metadata)
             else:
-                details = flow_details[task_id]
-                immediate_version = utils.get_task_version(task)
+                details = flow_details[runner.uuid]
+                immediate_version = runner.version
                 recorded_version = details.metadata.get('version')
                 if recorded_version is not None:
                     if not utils.is_version_compatible(recorded_version,
diff --git a/taskflow/utils.py b/taskflow/utils.py
index e13324469..114c01ecf 100644
--- a/taskflow/utils.py
+++ b/taskflow/utils.py
@@ -200,11 +200,19 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.runs_before = []
         self.result = None
 
+    @property
+    def version(self):
+        return get_task_version(self.task)
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return get_task_name(self.task)
+
     def reset(self):
         self.result = None
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "%s:%s" % (self.task, self.uuid)
+        return "Runner %s: %s; %s" % (self.name, self.uuid, self.version)
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # Find all of our inputs first.