diff --git a/src/models/task.js b/src/models/task.js
index dcbea7db95..d544c0e0e8 100644
--- a/src/models/task.js
+++ b/src/models/task.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var _ = require('lodash');
 
 var TaskSchema = {
   _id:{type: String,'default': helpers.uuid},
+  id: String,
   history: Array, // [{date:Date, value:Number}], // this causes major performance problems
   text: String,
   notes: {type: String, 'default': ''},