diff --git a/lib/app/helpers.js b/lib/app/helpers.js
index cbbb0d7313..046e745234 100644
--- a/lib/app/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/app/helpers.js
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ module.exports.dayMapping = dayMapping = {
 };
 
 module.exports.viewHelpers = function(view) {
-  view.fn('taskClasses', function(task) {
-    var classes, completed, repeat, type, value;
-    type = task.type, completed = task.completed, value = task.value, repeat = task.repeat;
+  view.fn('taskClasses', function(type, completed, value, repeat) {
+    var classes;
     classes = type;
     if (completed || (repeat && repeat[dayMapping[moment().day()]] === false)) {
       classes += " completed";
diff --git a/src/app/helpers.coffee b/src/app/helpers.coffee
index 69a65ff4d8..29b0bc270f 100644
--- a/src/app/helpers.coffee
+++ b/src/app/helpers.coffee
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ module.exports.daysBetween = (a, b) ->
 module.exports.dayMapping = dayMapping = {0:'su',1:'m',2:'t',3:'w',4:'th',5:'f',6:'s',7:'su'}
 
 module.exports.viewHelpers = (view) ->
-  view.fn 'taskClasses', (task) ->
-    {type, completed, value, repeat} = task 
+  view.fn 'taskClasses', (type, completed, value, repeat) ->
+    #TODO figure out how to just pass in the task model, so i can access all these properties from one object
     classes = type
       
     # show as completed if completed (naturally) or not required for today
diff --git a/views/app/index.html b/views/app/index.html
index 6721d36516..131d0e64b7 100644
--- a/views/app/index.html
+++ b/views/app/index.html
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
   </form>
 
 <task:>
-  <li data-id={{:task.id}} class="task {taskClasses(:task)}">
+  <li data-id={{:task.id}} class="task {taskClasses(:task.type, :task.completed, :task.value, :task.repeat)}">
     <pre>
     <div class="task-meta-controls">