diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/AstridNewSyncMigrator.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/AstridNewSyncMigrator.java
index 8fe916556..a894abfd1 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/AstridNewSyncMigrator.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/AstridNewSyncMigrator.java
@@ -170,12 +170,15 @@ public class AstridNewSyncMigrator {
 
                     String recurrence = instance.getValue(Task.RECURRENCE);
                     if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(recurrence)) {
+                        String fromCompletion = ";FROM=COMPLETION";
                         boolean repeatAfterCompletion = instance.getFlag(Task.FLAGS, Task.FLAG_REPEAT_AFTER_COMPLETION);
                         instance.setFlag(Task.FLAGS, Task.FLAG_REPEAT_AFTER_COMPLETION, false);
 
                         recurrence = recurrence.replaceAll("BYDAY=;", "");
-                        if (repeatAfterCompletion)
-                            recurrence = recurrence + ";FROM=COMPLETION";
+                        if (fromCompletion.equals(recurrence))
+                            recurrence = "";
+                        else if (repeatAfterCompletion)
+                            recurrence = recurrence + fromCompletion;
                         instance.setValue(Task.RECURRENCE, recurrence);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java
index 12cd11537..ac07e0d69 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import org.apache.http.entity.mime.MultipartEntity;
 import org.apache.http.entity.mime.content.FileBody;
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel, OE extends OutstandingEnt
         JSONArray array = new JSONArray();
         AtomicInteger uploadCounter = new AtomicInteger();
         PropertyToJSONVisitor visitor = new PropertyToJSONVisitor();
+        AtomicReference<Object> valueRef = new AtomicReference<Object>();
         for (OE change : changes) {
             try {
                 String localColumn = change.getValue(OutstandingEntry.COLUMN_STRING_PROPERTY);
@@ -150,9 +152,12 @@ public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel, OE extends OutstandingEnt
                         throw new RuntimeException("No server column found for local column " + localColumn + " in table " + table);
 
                     Object value = localProperty.accept(visitor, change);
-                    if (!validateValue(localProperty, value))
+                    valueRef.set(value);
+                    if (!validateValue(localProperty, valueRef))
                         return null;
 
+                    value = valueRef.get();
+
                     if (value == null)
                         changeJson.put("value", JSONObject.NULL);
                     else {
@@ -218,10 +223,13 @@ public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel, OE extends OutstandingEnt
 
     // Return false if value is detected to be something that would definitely cause a server error
     // (e.g. empty task title, etc.)
-    private boolean validateValue(Property<?> property, Object value) {
+    private boolean validateValue(Property<?> property, AtomicReference<Object> valueRef) {
         if (Task.TITLE.equals(property)) {
-            if (!(value instanceof String) || TextUtils.isEmpty((String) value))
+            if (!(valueRef.get() instanceof String) || TextUtils.isEmpty((String) valueRef.get()))
                 return false;
+        } else if (Task.RECURRENCE.equals(property)) {
+            if (";FROM=COMPLETION".equals(valueRef.get()))
+                valueRef.set("");
         }
         return true;
     }