diff --git a/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js b/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js
index f4ea3370b4..1c67f84348 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js
@@ -6,32 +6,32 @@ import common from '../../../../../common/';
 import { each, find } from 'lodash';
 
 describe('Challenge Model', () => {
-  let guild, leader, challenge, task;
-  let tasksToTest = {
-    habit: {
-      text: 'test habit',
-      type: 'habit',
-      up: false,
-      down: true,
-    },
-    todo: {
-      text: 'test todo',
-      type: 'todo',
-    },
-    daily: {
-      text: 'test daily',
-      type: 'daily',
-      frequency: 'daily',
-      everyX: 5,
-      startDate: new Date(),
-    },
-    reward: {
-      text: 'test reward',
-      type: 'reward',
-    },
-  };
+  let guild, leader, challenge, task, tasksToTest;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    tasksToTest = {
+      habit: {
+        text: 'test habit',
+        type: 'habit',
+        up: false,
+        down: true,
+      },
+      todo: {
+        text: 'test todo',
+        type: 'todo',
+      },
+      daily: {
+        text: 'test daily',
+        type: 'daily',
+        frequency: 'daily',
+        everyX: 5,
+        startDate: new Date(),
+      },
+      reward: {
+        text: 'test reward',
+        type: 'reward',
+      },
+    };
     guild = new Group({
       name: 'test party',
       type: 'guild',
@@ -195,6 +195,24 @@ describe('Challenge Model', () => {
       expect(updatedUserTask.date).to.exist;
     });
 
+    it('does not update checklists on the user task', async () => {
+      task = new Tasks.todo(Tasks.Task.sanitize(tasksToTest.todo)); // eslint-disable-line babel/new-cap
+      task.challenge.id = challenge._id;
+      await task.save();
+
+      await challenge.addTasks([task]);
+
+      task.checklist.push({
+        text: 'a new checklist',
+      });
+      await challenge.updateTask(task);
+
+      let updatedLeader = await User.findOne({_id: leader._id});
+      let updatedUserTask = await Tasks.Task.findById(updatedLeader.tasksOrder.todos[0]);
+
+      expect(updatedUserTask.checklist).to.deep.equal([]);
+    });
+
     it('updates daily specific field to challenge and challenge members', async () => {
       task = new Tasks.daily(Tasks.Task.sanitize(tasksToTest.daily)); // eslint-disable-line babel/new-cap
       task.challenge.id = challenge._id;
diff --git a/website/server/models/challenge.js b/website/server/models/challenge.js
index aa3e68cd48..bcf8984b95 100644
--- a/website/server/models/challenge.js
+++ b/website/server/models/challenge.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ schema.methods.canView = function canViewChallenge (user, group) {
 function _syncableAttrs (task) {
   let t = task.toObject(); // lodash doesn't seem to like _.omit on Document
   // only sync/compare important attrs
-  let omitAttrs = ['_id', 'userId', 'challenge', 'history', 'tags', 'completed', 'streak', 'notes', 'updatedAt'];
+  let omitAttrs = ['_id', 'userId', 'challenge', 'history', 'tags', 'completed', 'streak', 'notes', 'updatedAt', 'checklist'];
   if (t.type !== 'reward') omitAttrs.push('value');
   return _.omit(t, omitAttrs);
 }
diff --git a/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade b/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
index c528989119..ab84189f6f 100644
--- a/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.social.challenges.detail.ht
   // Edit button
   div(bindonce='challenge', ng-if='challenge.leader._id==user._id || user.contributor.admin')
     div(ng-hide='challenge._locked==false')
-      // button.btn.btn-sm.btn-default(ng-click='edit(challenge)')=env.t('edit')
+      button.btn.btn-sm.btn-default(ng-click='edit(challenge)')=env.t('edit')
       button.btn.btn-sm.btn-success(ng-click='clone(challenge)')=env.t('clone')
       button.btn.btn-sm.btn-warning(ng-click='close(challenge, $event)', tooltip=env.t('deleteOrSelect'))=env.t('endChallenge')