diff --git a/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb b/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
index a6935f620..fa4543d25 100644
--- a/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ module TasklistHelper
   end
 
   def subsection_link(subsection, case_log)
-    next_page_path = if subsection.status(case_log) != :cannot_start_yet
-                       first_page_or_check_answers(subsection, case_log)
-                     else
-                       "#"
-                     end
-    govuk_link_to(subsection.label, next_page_path.to_s.dasherize, class: "task-name")
+    if subsection.status(case_log) != :cannot_start_yet
+      next_page_path = first_page_or_check_answers(subsection, case_log).to_s
+      govuk_link_to(subsection.label, next_page_path.dasherize, class: "task-name")
+    else
+      subsection.label
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
index d55cd8258..684097768 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ RSpec.describe TasklistHelper do
         allow(subsection).to receive(:status).with(case_log).and_return(:cannot_start_yet)
       end
 
-      it "returns a # link" do
-        expect(subsection_link(subsection, case_log)).to match(/#/)
+      it "returns the label instead of a link" do
+        expect(subsection_link(subsection, case_log)).to match(subsection.label)
       end
     end
   end