diff --git a/test/api/unit/libs/cron.test.js b/test/api/unit/libs/cron.test.js
index eb97c47c42..1544a8c373 100644
--- a/test/api/unit/libs/cron.test.js
+++ b/test/api/unit/libs/cron.test.js
@@ -879,6 +879,11 @@ describe('cron', () => {
       tasksByType.todos.push(task);
     });
 
+    afterEach(() => {
+      tasksByType.todos = [];
+      user.tasksOrder.todos = [];
+    });
+
     it('should make uncompleted todos redder', () => {
       const valueBefore = tasksByType.todos[0].value;
       cron({
@@ -887,6 +892,15 @@ describe('cron', () => {
       expect(tasksByType.todos[0].value).to.be.lessThan(valueBefore);
     });
 
+    it('should not make completed todos redder', () => {
+      tasksByType.todos[0].completed = true;
+      const valueBefore = tasksByType.todos[0].value;
+      cron({
+        user, tasksByType, daysMissed, analytics,
+      });
+      expect(tasksByType.todos[0].value).to.equal(valueBefore);
+    });
+
     it('should add history of completed todos to user history', () => {
       tasksByType.todos[0].completed = true;
 
@@ -898,17 +912,13 @@ describe('cron', () => {
     });
 
     it('should remove completed todos from users taskOrder list', () => {
-      tasksByType.todos = [];
-      user.tasksOrder.todos = [];
       const todo = {
         text: 'test todo',
         type: 'todo',
         value: 0,
       };
 
-      let task = new Tasks.todo(Tasks.Task.sanitize(todo)); // eslint-disable-line new-cap
-      tasksByType.todos.push(task);
-      task = new Tasks.todo(Tasks.Task.sanitize(todo)); // eslint-disable-line new-cap
+      const task = new Tasks.todo(Tasks.Task.sanitize(todo)); // eslint-disable-line new-cap
       tasksByType.todos.push(task);
       tasksByType.todos[0].completed = true;
 
@@ -930,8 +940,6 @@ describe('cron', () => {
     });
 
     it('should preserve todos order in task list', () => {
-      tasksByType.todos = [];
-      user.tasksOrder.todos = [];
       const todo = {
         text: 'test todo',
         type: 'todo',
diff --git a/website/common/script/ops/scoreTask.js b/website/common/script/ops/scoreTask.js
index d13d566112..101e2bcf39 100644
--- a/website/common/script/ops/scoreTask.js
+++ b/website/common/script/ops/scoreTask.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function _calculateDelta (task, direction, cron) {
     }
 
     // If To-Do, point-match the TD per checklist item completed
-    if (task.type === 'todo') {
+    if (task.type === 'todo' && !cron) {
       nextDelta *= 1 + reduce(task.checklist, (m, i) => m + (i.completed ? 1 : 0), 0);
     }
   }
diff --git a/website/server/libs/cron.js b/website/server/libs/cron.js
index cec80becaa..482f504132 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/cron.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/cron.js
@@ -326,8 +326,9 @@ export function cron (options = {}) {
   // make uncompleted To-Dos redder (further incentive to complete them)
   tasksByType.todos.forEach(task => {
     if (
-      task.group.assignedDate
-      && moment(task.group.assignedDate).isAfter(user.auth.timestamps.updated)
+      task.completed
+      || (task.group.assignedDate
+      && moment(task.group.assignedDate).isAfter(user.auth.timestamps.updated))
     ) return;
     scoreTask({
       task,