diff --git a/public/js/directives/directives.js b/public/js/directives/directives.js
index e4793d7e0c..d3de6d20a6 100644
--- a/public/js/directives/directives.js
+++ b/public/js/directives/directives.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ habitrpg
       link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
         // $scope.obj needs to come from controllers, so we can pass by ref
         scope.main = attrs.main;
+        scope.modal = attrs.modal;
         var dailiesView;
         if(User.user.preferences.dailyDueDefaultView) {
           dailiesView = "remaining";
diff --git a/views/options/social/challenges.jade b/views/options/social/challenges.jade
index 1224cfae41..1f93754220 100644
--- a/views/options/social/challenges.jade
+++ b/views/options/social/challenges.jade
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.social.challenges.detail.me
           button.close(type='button', ng-click='$state.go("^")', aria-hidden='true') ×
           h3 {{obj.profile.name}}
         .modal-body
-          habitrpg-tasks(main=false)
+          habitrpg-tasks(main=false, modal='true')
         .modal-footer
           a.btn.btn-default(ng-click='$state.go("^")')=env.t('close')
 
diff --git a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
index b50c04460c..9350697474 100644
--- a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
+++ b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-li(bindonce='list', bo-id='"task-"+task.id', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"]', class='task {{Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main)}}', ng-click='spell && (list.type != "reward") && castEnd(task, "task", $event)', ng-class='{"cast-target":spell && (list.type != "reward")}', popover-trigger='mouseenter', data-popover-html="{{task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='true', ng-show='shouldShow(task, list, user.preferences)')
+li(bindonce='list', bo-id='"task-"+task.id', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"]', class='task {{Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main)}}', ng-click='spell && (list.type != "reward") && castEnd(task, "task", $event)', ng-class='{"cast-target":spell && (list.type != "reward")}', popover-trigger='mouseenter', data-popover-html="{{task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='{{::modal ? "false":"true"}}', ng-show='shouldShow(task, list, user.preferences)')
   // right-hand side control buttons
   .task-meta-controls