diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c78cf4efbc..a1f72f8f94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ HabitRPG
 [HabitRPG](https://habitrpg.com) is an open source habit building program which treats your life like a Role Playing Game. Level up as you succeed, lose HP as you fail, earn money to buy weapons and armor.
 
 Built using Angular, Express, Mongoose, Jade, Stylus, Grunt and Bower.
-     
-# Set up HabitRPG locally 
+
+# Set up HabitRPG locally
 
 **Windows** users should skip this section and read the one below with Windows-specific steps.
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ If MongoDB starts up successfully, you should see the following at the end of th
 ```Sun Sep 01 18:10:21.233 [initandlisten] waiting for connections on port 27017
 Sun Sep 01 18:10:21.233 [websvr] admin web console waiting for connections on po
 rt 28017```
-  
+
 1.  Install  Node.js (includes npm).  Steps:
   1.  Download and run the latest Node.js msi installation file from  http://nodejs.org/download/
 1. Install [Git](https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git).
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ rt 28017```
 1. Install the **npm** packages:
 `npm install`
 Read below for possible error message.
-  
+
 You might receive the following error during the 'npm install' command:
 > habitrpg@0.0.0-152 postinstall C:\Users\022498\Projects\habitrpg
 > ./node_modules/bower/bin/bower install -f
diff --git a/src/controllers/user.js b/src/controllers/user.js
index 4d9347e9f1..25919d0e4e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/user.js
+++ b/src/controllers/user.js
@@ -69,10 +69,9 @@ function deleteTask(user, task) {
 };
 
 function addTask(user, task) {
-  var type = task.type || 'habit'
-  user[type+'s'].unshift(task);
-  // FIXME will likely have to use taskSchema instead, so we can populate the defaults, add the _id, and return the added task
-  return user[task.type+'s'][0];
+  task = helpers.taskDefaults(task);
+  user[task.type+'s'].unshift(task);
+  return task;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -109,11 +108,10 @@ api.scoreTask = function(req, res, next) {
     return res.json(500, {err: ":direction must be 'up' or 'down'"});
   }
   // If exists already, score it
-  var existing;
-  if (existing = user.tasks[id]) {
+  if (task = user.tasks[id]) {
     // Set completed if type is daily or todo and task exists
-    if (existing.type === 'daily' || existing.type === 'todo') {
-      existing.completed = direction === 'up';
+    if (task.type === 'daily' || task.type === 'todo') {
+      task.completed = direction === 'up';
     }
   } else {
     // If it doesn't exist, this is likely a 3rd party up/down - create a new one, then score it
@@ -130,9 +128,8 @@ api.scoreTask = function(req, res, next) {
     if (task.type === 'daily' || task.type === 'todo') {
       task.completed = direction === 'up';
     }
-    addTask(user, task);
+    task = addTask(user, task);
   }
-  task = user.tasks[id];
   var delta = algos.score(user, task, direction);
   //user.markModified('flags');
   user.save(function(err, saved) {