diff --git a/bundle/deploy/terraform/convert.go b/bundle/deploy/terraform/convert.go
index f13c241ce..6992a630d 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/terraform/convert.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/terraform/convert.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config/resources"
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ func BundleToTerraform(config *config.Root) *schema.Root {
 		conv(src, &dst)
 
 		if src.JobSettings != nil {
+			sort.Slice(src.JobSettings.Tasks, func(i, j int) bool {
+				return src.JobSettings.Tasks[i].TaskKey < src.JobSettings.Tasks[j].TaskKey
+			})
+
 			for _, v := range src.Tasks {
 				var t schema.ResourceJobTask
 				conv(v, &t)
diff --git a/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job.go b/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job.go
index a29c9cc1e..dbf56f84c 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job.go
@@ -25,15 +25,28 @@ func convertJobResource(ctx context.Context, vin dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
 	// recreates. For more details see the NOTE at
 	// https://registry.terraform.io/providers/databricks/databricks/latest/docs/resources/job#example-usage
 	// and https://github.com/databricks/terraform-provider-databricks/issues/4011
-	tasks := vin.Get("tasks").MustSequence()
-	sort.Slice(tasks, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return tasks[i].Get("task_key").MustString() < tasks[j].Get("task_key").MustString()
-	})
-	vout, err := dyn.Map(vin, "tasks", func(_ dyn.Path, _ dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
-		return dyn.V(tasks), nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return dyn.InvalidValue, err
+	// TODO: Is this safe for nil values of task key? Empty strings?
+	vout := vin
+	var err error
+	tasks, ok := vin.Get("tasks").AsSequence()
+	if ok {
+		sort.Slice(tasks, func(i, j int) bool {
+			tk1, ok := tasks[i].Get("task_key").AsString()
+			if !ok {
+				return true
+			}
+			tk2, ok := tasks[j].Get("task_key").AsString()
+			if !ok {
+				return false
+			}
+			return tk1 < tk2
+		})
+		vout, err = dyn.Map(vin, "tasks", func(_ dyn.Path, _ dyn.Value) (dyn.Value, error) {
+			return dyn.V(tasks), nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return dyn.InvalidValue, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Modify top-level keys.
diff --git a/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job_test.go b/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job_test.go
index 57da750b7..695b9ba24 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job_test.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/terraform/tfdyn/convert_job_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func TestConvertJob(t *testing.T) {
 					TaskKey:       "task_key_c",
 					JobClusterKey: "job_cluster_key_c",
 				},
+				{
+					Description: "missing task key 😱",
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		Permissions: []resources.Permission{
@@ -107,6 +110,9 @@ func TestConvertJob(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		"task": []any{
+			map[string]any{
+				"description": "missing task key 😱",
+			},
 			map[string]any{
 				"task_key":        "task_key_a",
 				"job_cluster_key": "job_cluster_key_a",