diff --git a/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb b/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
index 090c774ded..2e5ff7862e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class HabitsController < ApplicationController
# GET /habits/new
# GET /habits/new.json
def new
- @habit = Habit.new(:user_id => current_user.id)
+ @habit = Habit.new
+ @habit.weight = Habit.maximum('weight') + 1
respond_to do |format|
format.html # new.html.erb
diff --git a/app/views/habits/_form.html.erb b/app/views/habits/_form.html.erb
index a5b4a55b8b..89f0f40fc6 100644
--- a/app/views/habits/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/habits/_form.html.erb
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
<%= f.label :notes %>
<%= f.text_area :notes %>
+