diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedTaskListFragment.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedTaskListFragment.java
index c35340cea..bcfd28eef 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedTaskListFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedTaskListFragment.java
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public class FeaturedTaskListFragment extends TagViewFragment {
             } else {
                 clone = new TagData();
                 clone.setValue(TagData.NAME, localName);
+                tagDataService.save(clone);
             }
 
         } finally {
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskService.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskService.java
index 68afd31f7..a632757f4 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskService.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskService.java
@@ -229,11 +229,13 @@ public class TaskService {
         newTask.clearValue(Task.UUID);
         newTask.clearValue(Task.USER);
         newTask.clearValue(Task.USER_ID);
+        newTask.clearValue(Task.IS_READONLY);
+        newTask.clearValue(Task.IS_PUBLIC);
 
         taskDao.save(newTask);
 
-        if (!RemoteModel.NO_UUID.equals(tagUuid)) {
-            TagService.getInstance().createLink(task, tagName, tagUuid);
+        if (!RemoteModel.isUuidEmpty(tagUuid)) {
+            TagService.getInstance().createLink(newTask, tagName, tagUuid);
         }
         return newTask;
     }