diff --git a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
index 6c6dd3312b..fca24754ab 100644
--- a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
+++ b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
@@ -11127,7 +11127,7 @@ var process=require("__browserify_process");(function() {
       priority: 1,
       challenge: {},
       attribute: 'str',
-      created: new Date()
+      dateCreated: new Date()
     };
     _.defaults(task, defaults);
     if (task.type === 'habit') {
@@ -12137,6 +12137,7 @@ var process=require("__browserify_process");(function() {
               if (options.cron) {
                 calculateDelta();
               } else {
+                task.dateCompleted = direction === 'up' ? new Date : void 0;
                 calculateDelta();
                 addPoints();
                 multiplier = ((_ref3 = task.checklist) != null ? _ref3.length : void 0) || 1;
diff --git a/script/index.coffee b/script/index.coffee
index b0b2ae990f..28e0ba6c62 100644
--- a/script/index.coffee
+++ b/script/index.coffee
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ api.taskDefaults = (task={}) ->
     priority: 1
     challenge: {}
     attribute: 'str'
-    created: new Date()
+    dateCreated: new Date()
   _.defaults task, defaults
   _.defaults(task, {up:true,down:true}) if task.type is 'habit'
   _.defaults(task, {history: []}) if task.type in ['habit', 'daily']
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ api.wrap = (user, main=true) ->
               calculateDelta()
               #don't touch stats on cron
             else
+              task.dateCompleted = if direction is 'up' then new Date else undefined
               calculateDelta()
               addPoints() # obviously for delta>0, but also a trick to undo accidental checkboxes
               # MP++ per checklist item in ToDo, bonus per CLI