diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks_user.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks_user.test.js
index 4f90dedd49..1210d56323 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks_user.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks_user.test.js
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ describe('POST /tasks/user', () => {
       expect(task.completed).to.equal(false);
       expect(task.streak).not.to.equal('never');
       expect(task.value).not.to.equal(324);
+      expect(task.yesterDaily).to.equal(true);
     });
 
     it('ignores invalid fields', async () => {
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
index 433b263179..b2b802f837 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
         notes: 'some new notes',
         frequency: 'daily',
         everyX: 5,
+        yesterDaily: false,
         startDate: moment().add(1, 'days').toDate(),
       });
 
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
       expect(savedDaily.everyX).to.eql(5);
       expect(savedDaily.isDue).to.be.false;
       expect(savedDaily.nextDue.length).to.eql(6);
+      expect(savedDaily.yesterDaily).to.be.false;
     });
 
     it('can update checklists (replace it)', async () => {
diff --git a/website/common/script/libs/taskDefaults.js b/website/common/script/libs/taskDefaults.js
index 26c81e02ea..a1ce59bf38 100644
--- a/website/common/script/libs/taskDefaults.js
+++ b/website/common/script/libs/taskDefaults.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = function taskDefaults (task = {}) {
     challenge: {
       shortName: 'None',
     },
+    yesterDaily: true,
     reminders: [],
     attribute: 'str',
     createdAt: new Date(), // TODO these are going to be overwritten by the server...
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/cron.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/cron.js
index cf5e3b2e2d..6d69ab3eb6 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/cron.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/cron.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { authWithHeaders } from '../../middlewares/auth';
-import cron from '../middlewares/cron';
+import cron from '../../middlewares/cron';
 
 let api = {};
 
diff --git a/website/server/models/task.js b/website/server/models/task.js
index ee09612d46..ac1d5aa18d 100644
--- a/website/server/models/task.js
+++ b/website/server/models/task.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ TaskSchema.statics.findByIdOrAlias = async function findByIdOrAlias (identifier,
 TaskSchema.statics.sanitizeUserChallengeTask = function sanitizeUserChallengeTask (taskObj) {
   let initialSanitization = this.sanitize(taskObj);
 
-  return _.pick(initialSanitization, ['streak', 'checklist', 'attribute', 'reminders', 'tags', 'notes', 'collapseChecklist', 'alias']);
+  return _.pick(initialSanitization, ['streak', 'checklist', 'attribute', 'reminders', 'tags', 'notes', 'collapseChecklist', 'alias', 'yesterDaily']);
 };
 
 // Sanitize checklist objects (disallowing id)
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ export let DailySchema = new Schema(_.defaults({
   weeksOfMonth: {type: [Number], default: []}, // Weeks of the month that the daily should repeat on
   isDue: {type: Boolean},
   nextDue: [{type: String}],
+  yesterDaily: {type: Boolean, default: true},
 }, habitDailySchema(), dailyTodoSchema()), subDiscriminatorOptions);
 export let daily = Task.discriminator('daily', DailySchema);