diff --git a/src/app/items.coffee b/src/app/items.coffee
index 0c18ce9acd..643c1d2288 100644
--- a/src/app/items.coffee
+++ b/src/app/items.coffee
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ items = module.exports.items =
   ]
   shield: [
     {index: 0, text: "No Shield", classes: 'shield_0', notes:'No Shield.', modifier: 0.00, value:0}
-    {index: 1, text: "Wooden Shield", classes: 'shield_1', notes:'Decreases HP loss by 2%', modifier: 0.02, value:20}
+    {index: 1, text: "Wooden Shield", classes: 'shield_1', notes:'Decreases HP loss by 3%', modifier: 0.03, value:20}
     {index: 2, text: "Buckler", classes: 'shield_2', notes:'Decreases HP loss by 4%.', modifier: 0.04, value:35}
     {index: 3, text: "Enforced Shield", classes: 'shield_3', notes:'Decreases HP loss by 5%.', modifier: 0.05, value:55}
     {index: 4, text: "Red Shield", classes: 'shield_4', notes:'Decreases HP loss by 7%.', modifier: 0.07, value:70}
diff --git a/src/app/tasks.coffee b/src/app/tasks.coffee
index 0feba1c746..8f14840e9f 100644
--- a/src/app/tasks.coffee
+++ b/src/app/tasks.coffee
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model) ->
     list = model.at "_#{type}List"
     newModel = model.at('_new' + type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + type.slice(1))
     text = newModel.get()
-    # Don't add a blank task
-    if /^(\s)*$/.test(text)
+    # Don't add a blank task; 20/02/13 Added a check for undefined value, more at issue #463 -lancemanfv
+    if /^(\s)*$/.test(text) || text == undefined
       console.error "Task text entered was an empty string."
       return
 
@@ -171,4 +171,4 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model) ->
     direction = 'up' if direction == 'true/'
     direction = 'down' if direction == 'false/'
     task = model.at $(el).parents('li')[0]
-    scoring.score(task.get('id'), direction)
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+    scoring.score(task.get('id'), direction)