diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfa57b3..23b072e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Please check the [Laravel support policy](https://laravel.com/docs/master/releas
       'handler' => env('STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_HANDLER', ''),
       'queue' => env('STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_QUEUE', 'default'),
       'service_account_email' => env('STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_SERVICE_EMAIL', ''),
+      'signed_audience' => env('STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_SIGNED_AUDIENCE', true),
       // Optional: The deadline in seconds for requests sent to the worker. If the worker
       // does not respond by this deadline then the request is cancelled and the attempt
       // is marked as a DEADLINE_EXCEEDED failure.
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ Please check the table below on what the values mean and what their value should
 | `STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_QUEUE`         | The default queue a job will be added to                                                                                                                                                  |`emails`
 | `STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_SERVICE_EMAIL` | The email address of the service account. Important, it should have the correct roles. See the section below which roles.                                                        |`my-service-account@appspot.gserviceaccount.com`
 | `STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_HANDLER` (optional) | The URL that Cloud Tasks will call to process a job. This should be the URL to your Laravel app. By default we will use the URL that dispatched the job. |`https://<your website>.com`
+| `STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_SIGNED_AUDIENCE` (optional) | True or false depending if you want extra security by signing the audience of your tasks. May misbehave in certain Cloud Run setups. Defaults to true.   | `true`
 </details>
 <details>
 <summary>
diff --git a/src/CloudTasksQueue.php b/src/CloudTasksQueue.php
index dcb9e51..d552461 100644
--- a/src/CloudTasksQueue.php
+++ b/src/CloudTasksQueue.php
@@ -167,14 +167,16 @@ protected function pushToCloudTasks($queue, $payload, $delay = 0)
 
         $token = new OidcToken;
         $token->setServiceAccountEmail($this->config['service_account_email']);
-        $token->setAudience(hash_hmac('sha256', $this->getHandler(), config('app.key')));
+        if ($audience = $this->getAudience()) {
+            $token->setAudience($audience);
+        }
         $httpRequest->setOidcToken($token);
 
         if ($availableAt > time()) {
             $task->setScheduleTime(new Timestamp(['seconds' => $availableAt]));
         }
 
-        $createdTask = CloudTasksApi::createTask($queueName, $task);
+        CloudTasksApi::createTask($queueName, $task);
 
         event((new TaskCreated)->queue($queue)->task($task));
 
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ private function withUuid(array $payload): array
 
     private function taskName(string $queueName, array $payload): string
     {
-        $displayName = str_replace("\\", '-', $payload['displayName']);
+        $displayName = $this->sanitizeTaskName($payload['displayName']);
 
         return CloudTasksClient::taskName(
             $this->config['project'],
@@ -202,6 +204,17 @@ private function taskName(string $queueName, array $payload): string
         );
     }
 
+    private function sanitizeTaskName(string $taskName)
+    {
+        // Remove all characters that are not -, letters, numbers, or whitespace
+        $sanitizedName = preg_replace('![^-\pL\pN\s]+!u', '-', $taskName);
+
+        // Replace all separator characters and whitespace by a -
+        $sanitizedName = preg_replace('![-\s]+!u', '-', $sanitizedName);
+
+        return trim($sanitizedName, '-');
+    }
+
     private function withAttempts(array $payload): array
     {
         if (!isset($payload['internal']['attempts'])) {
@@ -268,4 +281,9 @@ public function getHandler(): string
     {
         return Config::getHandler($this->config['handler']);
     }
+
+    public function getAudience(): ?string
+    {
+        return Config::getAudience($this->config);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Config.php b/src/Config.php
index c1183eb..9ffd34b 100644
--- a/src/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config.php
@@ -82,4 +82,15 @@ public static function getHandler($handler): string
             );
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $config
+     * @return string|null The audience as an hash or null if not needed
+     */
+    public static function getAudience(array $config): ?string
+    {
+        return $config['signed_audience'] ?? true
+            ? hash_hmac('sha256', self::getHandler($config['handler']), config('app.key'))
+            : null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenIdVerificatorConcrete.php b/src/OpenIdVerificatorConcrete.php
index fa46175..a3c1c4a 100644
--- a/src/OpenIdVerificatorConcrete.php
+++ b/src/OpenIdVerificatorConcrete.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public function verify(?string $token, array $config): void
         (new AccessToken())->verify(
             $token,
             [
-                'audience' => hash_hmac('sha256', app('queue')->getHandler(), config('app.key')),
+                'audience' => Config::getAudience($config),
                 'throwException' => true,
             ]
         );
diff --git a/src/OpenIdVerificatorFake.php b/src/OpenIdVerificatorFake.php
index 077f917..79cedb6 100644
--- a/src/OpenIdVerificatorFake.php
+++ b/src/OpenIdVerificatorFake.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public function verify(?string $token, array $config): void
         (new AccessToken())->verify(
             $token,
             [
-                'audience' => hash_hmac('sha256', app('queue')->getHandler(), config('app.key')),
+                'audience' => Config::getAudience($config),
                 'throwException' => true,
                 'certsLocation' => __DIR__ . '/../tests/Support/self-signed-public-key-as-jwk.json',
             ]
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 587e802..bbdd1e1 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
             'location' => 'europe-west6',
             'handler' => env('CLOUD_TASKS_HANDLER', 'https://docker.for.mac.localhost:8080'),
             'service_account_email' => 'info@stackkit.io',
+            'signed_audience' => true,
         ]);
         $app['config']->set('queue.failed.driver', 'database-uuids');
         $app['config']->set('queue.failed.database', 'testbench');