diff --git a/cake/console/cake.php b/cake/console/cake.php
index 8d1de0eff..812b423ce 100644
--- a/cake/console/cake.php
+++ b/cake/console/cake.php
@@ -268,12 +268,9 @@ class ShellDispatcher {
 						$this->shellCommand = Inflector::variable($command);
 						$shell = new $this->shellClass($this);
 						$this->shiftArgs();
-						$shell->initialize();
-						$shell->loadTasks();
-
+						
 						if($command == 'help') {
 							if(method_exists($shell, 'help')) {
-								$shell->startup();
 								$shell->help();
 								exit();
 							} else {
@@ -281,10 +278,16 @@ class ShellDispatcher {
 							}
 						}
 						
-						$task = Inflector::camelize($command);
-						if(in_array($task, $shell->taskNames)) {
+						$shell->initialize();
+						$shell->loadTasks();
+						
+						foreach($shell->taskNames as $task) {
 							$shell->{$task}->initialize();
 							$shell->{$task}->loadTasks();
+						}
+						
+						$task = Inflector::camelize($command);
+						if(in_array($task, $shell->taskNames)) {
 							$shell->{$task}->startup();
 							$shell->{$task}->execute();
 							return;
@@ -315,7 +318,6 @@ class ShellDispatcher {
 							$shell->startup();
 							$shell->main();
 						} else if($missingCommand && method_exists($shell, 'help')) {
-							$shell->startup();
 							$shell->help();
 						} else if(!$privateMethod && method_exists($shell, $command)) {
 							$shell->startup();
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/bake.php b/cake/console/libs/bake.php
index bce07bbe7..2ad1dda5f 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/bake.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/bake.php
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ class BakeShell extends Shell {
 		switch($classToBake) {
 			case 'M':
 				$invalidSelection = false;
-				$this->__executeTask($this->Model);
+				$this->Model->execute();
 				break;
 			case 'V':
 				$invalidSelection = false;
-				$this->__executeTask($this->View);
+				$this->View->execute();
 				break;
 			case 'C':
 				$invalidSelection = false;
-				$this->__executeTask($this->Controller);
+				$this->Controller->execute();
 				break;
 			default:
 				$this->out('You have made an invalid selection. Please choose a type of class to Bake by entering M, V, or C.');
@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@ class BakeShell extends Shell {
 		$this->hr();
 		$this->main();
 	}
-
-	function __executeTask($task) {
-		$task->initialize();
-		$task->loadTasks();
-		$task->startup();
-		$task->execute();
-	}
 	
 	function help() {
 		$this->out('CakePHP Bake:');