diff --git a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
index d253122e66..a48f318d5e 100644
--- a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
+++ b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
@@ -11936,7 +11936,7 @@ var process=require("__browserify_process");(function() {
           return typeof cb === "function" ? cb(null, _.pick(user, $w('stats'))) : void 0;
         },
         score: function(req, cb) {
-          var addPoints, calculateDelta, delta, direction, id, mpDelta, num, options, stats, subtractPoints, task, th, _ref, _ref1, _ref2;
+          var addPoints, calculateDelta, delta, direction, id, mpDelta, multiplier, num, options, stats, subtractPoints, task, th, _ref, _ref1;
           _ref = req.params, id = _ref.id, direction = _ref.direction;
           task = user.tasks[id];
           options = req.query || {};
@@ -12064,7 +12064,8 @@ var process=require("__browserify_process");(function() {
               } else {
                 calculateDelta();
                 addPoints();
-                mpDelta = _.max([1 + (((_ref1 = task.checklist) != null ? _ref1.length : void 0) || 0), .01 * user._statsComputed.maxMP * (1 + (((_ref2 = task.checklist) != null ? _ref2.length : void 0) || 0))]);
+                multiplier = ((_ref1 = task.checklist) != null ? _ref1.length : void 0) || 1;
+                mpDelta = _.max([multiplier, .01 * user._statsComputed.maxMP * multiplier]);
                 if (direction === 'down') {
                   mpDelta *= -1;
                 }
diff --git a/script/index.coffee b/script/index.coffee
index 6e3be9808a..df76669523 100644
--- a/script/index.coffee
+++ b/script/index.coffee
@@ -845,7 +845,9 @@ api.wrap = (user, main=true) ->
             else
               calculateDelta()
               addPoints() # obviously for delta>0, but also a trick to undo accidental checkboxes
-              mpDelta = _.max([(1 + (task.checklist?.length or 0)), (.01 * user._statsComputed.maxMP * (1 + (task.checklist?.length or 0)))]) # MP++ per ToDo, bonus per CLI
+              # MP++ per checklist item in ToDo, bonus per CLI
+              multiplier = task.checklist?.length || 1
+              mpDelta = _.max([(multiplier), (.01 * user._statsComputed.maxMP * multiplier)])
               mpDelta *= -1 if direction is 'down'  # unticking a todo
               user.stats.mp += mpDelta
               user.stats.mp = user._statsComputed.maxMP if user.stats.mp >= user._statsComputed.maxMP