diff --git a/test/spec/controllers/challengesCtrlSpec.js b/test/spec/controllers/challengesCtrlSpec.js
index e465336d53..ab96b6fb8c 100644
--- a/test/spec/controllers/challengesCtrlSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/controllers/challengesCtrlSpec.js
@@ -210,6 +210,17 @@ describe('Challenges Controller', function() {
     });
 
     describe('addTask', function() {
+      var challenge;
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        challenge = specHelper.newChallenge({
+          description: 'You are the owner and member',
+          leader: user._id,
+          members: [user],
+          _isMember: true
+        });
+      });
+
       it('adds default task to array', function() {
         var taskArray = [];
         var listDef = {
@@ -217,26 +228,27 @@ describe('Challenges Controller', function() {
           type: 'todo'
         }
 
-        scope.addTask(taskArray, listDef);
+        scope.addTask(taskArray, listDef, challenge);
 
-        expect(taskArray.length).to.eql(1);
-        expect(taskArray[0].text).to.eql('new todo text');
-        expect(taskArray[0].type).to.eql('todo');
+        expect(challenge['todos'].length).to.eql(1);
+        expect(challenge['todos'][0].text).to.eql('new todo text');
+        expect(challenge['todos'][0].type).to.eql('todo');
       });
 
       it('adds the task to the front of the array', function() {
         var previousTask = specHelper.newTodo({ text: 'previous task' });
-        var taskArray = [previousTask];
+        var taskArray = [];
+        challenge['todos'] = [previousTask];
         var listDef = {
           newTask: 'new todo',
           type: 'todo'
         }
 
-        scope.addTask(taskArray, listDef);
+        scope.addTask(taskArray, listDef, challenge);
 
-        expect(taskArray.length).to.eql(2);
-        expect(taskArray[0].text).to.eql('new todo');
-        expect(taskArray[1].text).to.eql('previous task');
+        expect(challenge['todos'].length).to.eql(2);
+        expect(challenge['todos'][0].text).to.eql('new todo');
+        expect(challenge['todos'][1].text).to.eql('previous task');
       });
 
       it('removes text from new task input box', function() {
@@ -246,7 +258,7 @@ describe('Challenges Controller', function() {
           type: 'todo'
         }
 
-        scope.addTask(taskArray, listDef);
+        scope.addTask(taskArray, listDef, challenge);
 
         expect(listDef.newTask).to.not.exist;
       });
@@ -261,31 +273,37 @@ describe('Challenges Controller', function() {
     });
 
     describe('removeTask', function() {
-      var task, list;
+      var task, challenge;
 
       beforeEach(function() {
         sandbox.stub(window, 'confirm');
         task = specHelper.newTodo();
-        list = [task];
+        challenge = specHelper.newChallenge({
+          description: 'You are the owner and member',
+          leader: user._id,
+          members: [user],
+          _isMember: true
+        });
+        challenge['todos'] = [task];
       });
 
       it('asks user to confirm deletion', function() {
-        scope.removeTask(task, list);
+        scope.removeTask(task, challenge);
         expect(window.confirm).to.be.calledOnce;
       });
 
       it('does not remove task from list if not confirmed', function() {
         window.confirm.returns(false);
-        scope.removeTask(task, list);
+        scope.removeTask(task, challenge);
 
-        expect(list).to.include(task);
+        expect(challenge['todos']).to.include(task);
       });
 
       it('removes task from list', function() {
         window.confirm.returns(true);
-        scope.removeTask(task, list);
+        scope.removeTask(task, challenge);
 
-        expect(list).to.not.include(task);
+        expect(challenge['todos']).to.not.include(task);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js b/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
index 00760c9c14..78706c9608 100644
--- a/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
+++ b/website/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ habitrpg.controller("ChallengesCtrl", ['$rootScope','$scope', 'Shared', 'User',
       var task = Shared.taskDefaults({text: listDef.newTask, type: listDef.type});
       Tasks.createChallengeTasks(challenge._id, task);
       if (!challenge[task.type + 's']) challenge[task.type + 's'] = [];
-      challenge[task.type + 's'].push(task);
+      challenge[task.type + 's'].unshift(task);
       delete listDef.newTask;
     };
 
-    $scope.removeTask = function(task, list) {
+    $scope.removeTask = function(task, challenge) {
       if (!confirm(window.env.t('sureDelete', {taskType: window.env.t(task.type), taskText: task.text}))) return;
       Tasks.deleteTask(task._id);
       var index = challenge[task.type + 's'].indexOf(task);
diff --git a/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/index.jade b/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/index.jade
index ce29ee8896..952fbdbb17 100644
--- a/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/index.jade
+++ b/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/index.jade
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ div(ng-if='task._editing')
         p
           a(ng-click='unlink(task, "keep")')=env.t('keepIt')
           |   
-          a(ng-click="removeTask(task, obj[list.type+'s'])")=env.t('removeIt')
+          a(ng-click="removeTask(task, obj")=env.t('removeIt')
       div(ng-if='task.challenge.broken=="CHALLENGE_DELETED"')
         p
           |