diff --git a/src/app/character.coffee b/src/app/character.coffee
index 19a64d0fd3..3acbaba2b3 100644
--- a/src/app/character.coffee
+++ b/src/app/character.coffee
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model) ->
   appExports.closeAlgosNotification = (e, el) ->
     user.set('flags.algosNotification', 'hide')
 
+  appExports.closeOnliesNotification = (e, el) ->
+    user.set('flags.onliesNotification', 'hide')
+
   appExports.customizeGender = (e, el) ->
     user.set 'preferences.gender', $(el).attr('data-value')
 
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index f95d12c7f3..4ae7dfd955 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ cron = (model) ->
           value = obj.tasks[taskObj.id].value #get updated value
           absVal = if (completed) then Math.abs(value) else value
           todoTally += absVal
+      else if type is 'habit' #reset 'onlies' value to 0
+        if taskObj.up==false or taskObj.down==false
+          batch.set "tasks.#{taskObj.id}.value", 0
 
     # Finished tallying
     obj.history ?= {}; obj.history.todos ?= []; obj.history.exp ?= []
diff --git a/src/server/api.coffee b/src/server/api.coffee
index 7ab6d75e07..8927f6172b 100644
--- a/src/server/api.coffee
+++ b/src/server/api.coffee
@@ -117,38 +117,39 @@ router.get '/user/tasks', auth, (req, res) ->
   This is called form deprecated.coffee's score function, and the req.headers are setup properly to handle the login
 ###
 scoreTask = (req, res, next) ->
-  auth req, res, ->
-    {taskId, direction} = req.params
-    {title, service, icon} = req.body
+  {taskId, direction} = req.params
+  {title, service, icon} = req.body
 
-    # Send error responses for improper API call
-    return res.send(500, ':taskId required') unless taskId
-    return res.send(500, ":direction must be 'up' or 'down'") unless direction in ['up','down']
+  # Send error responses for improper API call
+  return res.send(500, ':taskId required') unless taskId
+  return res.send(500, ":direction must be 'up' or 'down'") unless direction in ['up','down']
 
-    model = req.getModel()
-    {user, userObj} = req
+  model = req.getModel()
+  {user, userObj} = req
 
-    model.ref('_user', user)
+  model.ref('_user', user)
 
-    # Create task if doesn't exist
-    # TODO add service & icon to task
-    unless model.get("_user.tasks.#{taskId}")
-      model.refList "_habitList", "_user.tasks", "_user.habitIds"
-      model.at('_habitList').push
-        id: taskId
-        type: 'habit'
-        text: (title || taskId)
-        value: 0
-        up: true
-        down: true
-        notes: "This task was created by a third-party service. Feel free to edit, it won't harm the connection to that service. Additionally, multiple services may piggy-back off this task."
+  # Create task if doesn't exist
+  # TODO add service & icon to task
+  unless model.get("_user.tasks.#{taskId}")
+    model.refList "_habitList", "_user.tasks", "_user.habitIds"
+    model.at('_habitList').push
+      id: taskId
+      type: 'habit'
+      text: (title || taskId)
+      value: 0
+      up: true
+      down: true
+      notes: "This task was created by a third-party service. Feel free to edit, it won't harm the connection to that service. Additionally, multiple services may piggy-back off this task."
 
-    delta = scoring.score(model, taskId, direction)
-    result = model.get ('_user.stats')
-    result.delta = delta
-    res.send(result)
-router.post '/user/tasks/:taskId/:direction', scoreTask
+  delta = scoring.score(model, taskId, direction)
+  result = model.get ('_user.stats')
+  result.delta = delta
+  res.send(result)
+
+router.post '/user/tasks/:taskId/:direction', auth, scoreTask
 
 module.exports = router
+module.exports.auth = auth
 module.exports.scoreTask = scoreTask # export so deprecated can call it
 
diff --git a/src/server/deprecated.coffee b/src/server/deprecated.coffee
index a1c1ff817c..3fcef2c8a3 100644
--- a/src/server/deprecated.coffee
+++ b/src/server/deprecated.coffee
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ router.get '/:uid/down/:score?', (req, res) -> res.send(500, deprecatedMessage)
 router.post '/users/:uid/tasks/:taskId/:direction', (req, res) -> res.send(500, deprecatedMessage)
 
 # Redirect to new API
-router.post '/v1/users/:uid/tasks/:taskId/:direction', (req, res, next) ->
+initDeprecated = (req, res, next) ->
   req.headers['x-api-user'] = req.params.uid
   req.headers['x-api-key'] = req.body.apiToken
-  api.scoreTask(req, res, next)
+  next()
+
+router.post '/v1/users/:uid/tasks/:taskId/:direction', initDeprecated, api.auth, api.scoreTask
 
 router.get '/v1/users/:uid/calendar.ics', (req, res) ->
   #return next() #disable for now
@@ -47,4 +49,4 @@ router.get '/v1/users/:uid/calendar.ics', (req, res) ->
     formattedIcal = ical.toString().replace(/DTSTART\:/g, 'DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:')
     res.send(200, formattedIcal)
 
-module.exports = router
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+module.exports = router
diff --git a/views/app/alerts.html b/views/app/alerts.html
index bb91206ced..a230f65abd 100644
--- a/views/app/alerts.html
+++ b/views/app/alerts.html
@@ -7,8 +7,20 @@
 
     {#if equal(_user.flags.algosNotification,'show')}
         <div class='alert alert-success'>
-            <a target="_blank" x-bind="click:closeAlgosNotification" class=pull-right>[x]</a>
-            <p>New features! Custom day start, new and better algorithms, authentication enhancements. See <a href="http://habitrpg.tumblr.com/post/44468869138/custom-day-start-better-algorithms-auth-enhancements">details here.</a>
+            <a x-bind="click:closeAlgosNotification" class=pull-right>[x]</a>
+            <p>New features! Custom day start, new and better algorithms, authentication enhancements. See <a target="_blank" href="http://habitrpg.tumblr.com/post/44468869138/custom-day-start-better-algorithms-auth-enhancements">details here.</a>
             &nbsp;"Hey, I had more Exp before this roll-out!" <a href="#restore-modal" data-toggle=modal>Restore your Exp here.</a></p>
         </div>
+    {/}
+
+    {#if equal(_user.flags.onliesNotification, 'show')}
+        <div class='alert alert-success'>
+            <a x-bind="click:closeOnliesNotification " class=pull-right>[x]</a>
+            <p>
+                "Onlies" now gain / lose value just like other habits, and are reset back to 0 at the beginning of each day.
+                &nbsp;See <a target="_blank" href="https://trello.com/card/shading-onlies/50e5d3684fe3a7266b0036d6/67">details here</a>, and
+                &nbsp;chime in with your recommendations on this mechanic.
+            </p>
+        </div>
+
     {/}
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