diff --git a/migrations/20131204_classes.js b/migrations/20131204_classes.js
index 4913703ba9..0e890cad88 100644
--- a/migrations/20131204_classes.js
+++ b/migrations/20131204_classes.js
@@ -27,5 +27,11 @@ db.users.find().forEach(function(user){
   user.preferences.sleep = user.flags.rest;
   delete user.flags.rest;
 
+  // migrate task.priority from !, !!, !!! => 1, 1.5, 2
+  _.each(user.tasks, function(task){
+    var p = task.priority;
+    task.priority = p == '!!!' ? 2 : p == '!!' ? 1.5 : 1;
+  })
+
   db.users.update({_id:user._id}, user);
 });
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diff --git a/src/models/task.js b/src/models/task.js
index f56c8fb63b..fc6a27bf91 100644
--- a/src/models/task.js
+++ b/src/models/task.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var TaskSchema = {
   notes: {type: String, 'default': ''},
   tags: {type: Schema.Types.Mixed, 'default': {}}, //{ "4ddf03d9-54bd-41a3-b011-ca1f1d2e9371" : true },
   value: {type: Number, 'default': 0}, // redness
-  priority: {type: String, 'default': '!'}, //'!!' // FIXME this should be a number or something
+  priority: {type: Number, 'default': '1'},
   challenge: {
     id: {type: 'String', ref:'Challenge'},
     broken: String, // CHALLENGE_DELETED, TASK_DELETED, UNSUBSCRIBED, CHALLENGE_CLOSED
diff --git a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
index 770c643a1a..3c865586f4 100644
--- a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
+++ b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ li(bindonce='list', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"]', class='task {{Shared
               i.icon-question-sign
             | Difficulty
           .task-controls.tile-group.priority-multiplier
-            button.task-action-btn.tile(type='button', ng-class='{active: task.priority=="!" || !task.priority}', ng-click='task.challenge.id || (task.priority="!")') Easy
-            button.task-action-btn.tile(type='button', ng-class='{active: task.priority=="!!"}', ng-click='task.challenge.id || (task.priority="!!")') Medium
-            button.task-action-btn.tile(type='button', ng-class='{active: task.priority=="!!!"}', ng-click='task.challenge.id || (task.priority="!!!")') Hard
+            button.task-action-btn.tile(type='button', ng-class='{active: task.priority==1 || !task.priority}', ng-click='task.challenge.id || (task.priority=1)') Easy
+            button.task-action-btn.tile(type='button', ng-class='{active: task.priority==1.5}', ng-click='task.challenge.id || (task.priority=1.5)') Medium
+            button.task-action-btn.tile(type='button', ng-class='{active: task.priority==2}', ng-click='task.challenge.id || (task.priority=2)') Hard
           //span(ng-if='task.type=="daily" && !task.challenge.id')
           br
           span(ng-if='task.type=="daily"')