diff --git a/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go b/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
index cb26e96..3dfb575 100644
--- a/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
+++ b/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ func TaskCreateHandler(deps TasksDeps) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 		ctx := r.Context()
 
+		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
 		title := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("title"))
 		statusStr := r.PostFormValue("status")
 		status := parseTaskStatus(statusStr)
@@ -318,6 +323,11 @@ func TaskUpdateHandler(deps TasksDeps) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 		ctx := r.Context()
 
+		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
 		title := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("title"))
 		description := r.PostFormValue("description")