diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js b/assets/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
index 531c13e601..12b865e13a 100644
--- a/assets/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
@@ -70,20 +70,13 @@ habitrpg.controller("TasksCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '
       dir: direction
     });
   };
-  $scope.addTask = function(text) {
-    var newTask;
-    newTask = window.habitrpgShared.helpers.taskDefaults({
-      text: text
-    });
-    User.user[newTask.type + "s"].unshift(newTask);
-    /* $scope.showedTasks.unshift newTask # FIXME what's thiss?
-     */
 
-    User.log({
-      op: "addTask",
-      data: newTask
-    });
-    delete $scope.list.newTask;
+  $scope.addTask = function(list) {
+    var task = window.habitrpgShared.helpers.taskDefaults({text: list.newTask, type: list.type});
+    User.user[list.type + "s"].unshift(task);
+    // $scope.showedTasks.unshift newTask # FIXME what's thiss?
+    User.log({op: "addTask", data: task});
+    delete list.newTask;
   };
   /*Add the new task to the actions log
    */
diff --git a/views/tasks/index.jade b/views/tasks/index.jade
index 96f5abdc16..4f2b64ca16 100644
--- a/views/tasks/index.jade
+++ b/views/tasks/index.jade
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ div(ng-controller='TasksCtrl')
       .todos-chart(ng-if='list.type == "todo"', ng-show='_page.charts.todos')
 
       // Add New
-      form.addtask-form.form-inline.new-task-form(name='new{{list.type}}form', ng-show='list.editable', ng-hide='list.showCompleted && list.type=="todo"', data-task-type='{{list.type}}', ng-submit='addTask(list.newTask)')
+      form.addtask-form.form-inline.new-task-form(name='new{{list.type}}form', ng-show='list.editable', ng-hide='list.showCompleted && list.type=="todo"', data-task-type='{{list.type}}', ng-submit='addTask(list)')
         span.addtask-field
           input(type='text', ng-model='list.newTask', placeholder='{{list.placeHolder}}', required)
         input.addtask-btn(type='submit', value='＋', ng-disabled='new{{list.type}}form.$invalid')