diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
index 0608fa5174..c5bc5d050f 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
       let id2 = generateUUID();
 
       let savedDaily = await user.put(`/tasks/${daily._id}`, {
-        checklist: [
+        reminders: [
           {id: id1, time: new Date(), startDate: new Date()},
           {id: id2, time: new Date(), startDate: new Date()},
         ],
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/checklists/PUT-tasks_taskId_checklist_itemId.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/checklists/PUT-tasks_taskId_checklist_itemId.test.js
index 3f375c3c77..dee75ed914 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/checklists/PUT-tasks_taskId_checklist_itemId.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/checklists/PUT-tasks_taskId_checklist_itemId.test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:taskId/checklist/:itemId', () => {
     savedTask = await user.put(`/tasks/${task._id}/checklist/${savedTask.checklist[0]._id}`, {
       text: 'updated',
       completed: true,
-      _id: 123,
+      _id: 123, // ignored
     });
 
     expect(savedTask.checklist.length).to.equal(1);
diff --git a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
index 20ae68739e..fcb95bd3d7 100644
--- a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
+++ b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ api.addChecklistItem = {
 
     if (task.type !== 'daily' && task.type !== 'todo') throw new BadRequest(res.t('checklistOnlyDailyTodo'));
 
-    task.checklist.push(Tasks.Task.sanitizeChecklist(req.body));
+    task.checklist.push(Tasks.Task.sanitizeChecklist(req.body)); // TODO why not allow to supply _id on creation?
     let savedTask = await task.save();
 
     res.respond(200, savedTask); // TODO what to return
diff --git a/website/src/models/task.js b/website/src/models/task.js
index e35f9a155a..a3e657605d 100644
--- a/website/src/models/task.js
+++ b/website/src/models/task.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ TaskSchema.statics.sanitizeChecklist = function sanitizeChecklist (checklistObj)
 };
 
 // Sanitize reminder objects (disallowing id)
-TaskSchema.statics.sanitizeChecklist = function sanitizeChecklist (reminderObj) {
+TaskSchema.statics.sanitizeReminder = function sanitizeReminder (reminderObj) {
   delete reminderObj.id;
   return reminderObj;
 };