diff --git a/aiida_workgraph/decorator.py b/aiida_workgraph/decorator.py
index dab8ebd8..4fdcb6b2 100644
--- a/aiida_workgraph/decorator.py
+++ b/aiida_workgraph/decorator.py
@@ -415,6 +415,13 @@ def build_task_from_workgraph(wg: any) -> Task:
     task.group_outputs = group_outputs
     return task
 
+def decorator_wrapper(callable: Callable): 
+    def decorator_task_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        if len(args) == 1 and isinstance(args[0], Callable) and len(kwargs) == 0:
+            return callable()(args[0])
+        else:
+            return callable(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorator_task_wrapper
 
 def generate_tdata(
     func: Callable,
@@ -459,9 +466,10 @@ def generate_tdata(
 
 class TaskDecoratorCollection:
     """Collection of task decorators."""
-
+    
     # decorator with arguments indentifier, args, kwargs, properties, inputs, outputs, executor
     @staticmethod
+    @decorator_wrapper
     def decorator_task(
         identifier: Optional[str] = None,
         task_type: str = "Normal",
@@ -481,7 +489,6 @@ def decorator_task(
             inputs (list): task inputs
             outputs (list): task outputs
         """
-
         def decorator(func):
             nonlocal identifier, task_type
 
@@ -511,6 +518,7 @@ def decorator(func):
 
     # decorator with arguments indentifier, args, kwargs, properties, inputs, outputs, executor
     @staticmethod
+    @decorator_wrapper
     def decorator_graph_builder(
         identifier: Optional[str] = None,
         properties: Optional[List[Tuple[str, str]]] = None,
@@ -561,6 +569,7 @@ def decorator(func):
         return decorator
 
     @staticmethod
+    @decorator_wrapper
     def calcfunction(**kwargs: Any) -> Callable:
         def decorator(func):
             # First, apply the calcfunction decorator
@@ -579,6 +588,7 @@ def decorator(func):
         return decorator
 
     @staticmethod
+    @decorator_wrapper
     def workfunction(**kwargs: Any) -> Callable:
         def decorator(func):
             # First, apply the workfunction decorator
@@ -597,6 +607,7 @@ def decorator(func):
         return decorator
 
     @staticmethod
+    @decorator_wrapper
     def pythonjob(**kwargs: Any) -> Callable:
         def decorator(func):
             # first create a task from the function
@@ -612,17 +623,21 @@ def decorator(func):
 
             return func
 
-        return decorator
+        return decorator  
 
     # Making decorator_task accessible as 'task'
     task = decorator_task
+    #task = decorator_task()
 
     # Making decorator_graph_builder accessible as 'graph_builder'
     graph_builder = decorator_graph_builder
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # This allows using '@task' to directly apply the decorator_task functionality
-        return self.decorator_task(*args, **kwargs)
+        if len(args) == 1 and isinstance(args[0], Callable) and len(kwargs) == 0:
+            return self.decorator_task()(args[0])
+        else:
+            return self.decorator_task(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 task = TaskDecoratorCollection()
diff --git a/tests/test_decorator.py b/tests/test_decorator.py
index 664a73d8..de7467c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_decorator.py
+++ b/tests/test_decorator.py
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 import pytest
 from aiida_workgraph import WorkGraph
 from typing import Callable
+from aiida_workgraph import task
 
-
-def test_args() -> None:
-    from aiida_workgraph import task
-
+class Helper:
+    @staticmethod
     @task.calcfunction()
+    def test_callable(a, b=1, **c):
+        print(a, b, c)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @task.calcfunction
     def test(a, b=1, **c):
         print(a, b, c)
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("test_calcfunction", [Helper.test_callable, Helper.test])
+def test_args(test_calcfunction) -> None:
+
+
     metadata_kwargs = set(
         [
             f"metadata.{key}"
-            for key in test.process_class.spec().inputs.ports["metadata"].ports.keys()
+            for key in test_calcfunction.process_class.spec().inputs.ports["metadata"].ports.keys()
         ]
     )
-    kwargs = set(test.process_class.spec().inputs.ports.keys()).union(metadata_kwargs)
+    kwargs = set(test_calcfunction.process_class.spec().inputs.ports.keys()).union(metadata_kwargs)
     kwargs.remove("a")
     #
-    n = test.task()
+    n = test_calcfunction.task()
     assert n.args == ["a"]
     assert set(n.kwargs) == set(kwargs)
     assert n.var_args is None