diff --git a/src/app/index.coffee b/src/app/index.coffee
index a264b2738b..fb943ca58b 100644
--- a/src/app/index.coffee
+++ b/src/app/index.coffee
@@ -100,14 +100,12 @@ get '/', (page, model) ->
 #TODO: Implement this for cron 
 poormanscron = (model) ->
   lastCron = model.get('_user.lastCron')
-  if lastCron
-    DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60  * 24
-    today = new Date()
-    days_passed = Math.round((today.getTime() - lastCron.getTime()) / DAY)
-    if days_passed > 0
-      endOfDayTally(model) for[]in length:days_passed
-      lastCron = new Date()
-  else
+  lastCron = if lastCron then (new Date(lastCron)) else new Date() 
+  DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60  * 24
+  today = new Date()
+  days_passed = Math.round((today.getTime() - lastCron.getTime()) / DAY)
+  if days_passed > 0
+    endOfDayTally(model) for[]in length:days_passed
     lastCron = new Date()
   model.set('_user.lastCron', lastCron)
   
diff --git a/views/app/index.html b/views/app/index.html
index a614b9bf81..f46c4c0dce 100644
--- a/views/app/index.html
+++ b/views/app/index.html
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <a x-bind=click:toggleTodosChart><i class=icon-signal></i></a>
-        <div id="todos-chart" style="display:none;"></div>
+        {#if _user.history.todos}
+          <a x-bind=click:toggleTodosChart><i class=icon-signal></i></a>
+          <div id="todos-chart" style="display:none;"></div>
+        {/}
       </div>
 
       <div class="span3 well">