diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index a12956b4c..dd11ea0b5 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         <string name="taskList_sort_reverse">Sort Reverse</string>
         
         <string name="taskList_postpone_count">Times You\'ve Postponed: %d</string>
-        <string name="taskList_postpone_firsttime">(Turn off Astrid\'s Hints on the Preferences screen)</string>
+        <string name="taskList_postpone_firsttime">(You can turn off Astrid\'s Hints on the Settings screen)</string>
         <string name="taskList_postpone_dialog">Postpone for how long?</string>
         <string name="taskList_cleanup_dialog">"Delete completed tasks older than # days:"</string>
 
diff --git a/src/com/timsu/astrid/activities/TaskListSubActivity.java b/src/com/timsu/astrid/activities/TaskListSubActivity.java
index 42aac0ffe..091a88cfb 100644
--- a/src/com/timsu/astrid/activities/TaskListSubActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/timsu/astrid/activities/TaskListSubActivity.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class TaskListSubActivity extends SubActivity {
     private static final int       SORTFLAG_FILTERHIDDEN = (1 << 6);
     private static final int       HIDE_ADD_BTN_PORTRAIT = 4;
     private static final int       HIDE_ADD_BTN_LANDSCPE = 2;
-    private static final float     POSTPONE_STAT_PCT     = 0.3f;
+    private static final float     POSTPONE_STAT_PCT     = 0.2f;
 
     // UI components
     private ListView listView;
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ public class TaskListSubActivity extends SubActivity {
                     if(Preferences.shouldShowNags(getParent())) {
                         Random random = new Random();
                         final String nagText;
-                        if(postponeCount == 0)
+                        if(postponeCount == 1 || postponeCount == 5)
                             nagText = r.getString(R.string.taskList_postpone_firsttime);
                         else if(random.nextFloat() < POSTPONE_STAT_PCT)
                             nagText = r.getString(R.string.taskList_postpone_count,
diff --git a/src/com/timsu/astrid/utilities/Preferences.java b/src/com/timsu/astrid/utilities/Preferences.java
index 68249c08f..ed453aa24 100644
--- a/src/com/timsu/astrid/utilities/Preferences.java
+++ b/src/com/timsu/astrid/utilities/Preferences.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class Preferences {
             editor.putString(r.getString(R.string.p_deadlineTime), "1");
         }
         if(!prefs.contains(r.getString(R.string.p_postponecount))) {
-            editor.putString(r.getString(R.string.p_postponecount), "0");
+            editor.putInt(r.getString(R.string.p_postponecount), 0);
         }
         if(!prefs.contains(r.getString(R.string.p_notif_defaultRemind))) {
             editor.putString(r.getString(R.string.p_notif_defaultRemind), "0");
@@ -175,8 +175,13 @@ public class Preferences {
     }
 
     /** gets # of times user has postponed a task */
-    public static Integer getPostponeCount(Context context) {
-        return getIntegerValue(context, R.string.p_postponecount);
+    public static int getPostponeCount(Context context) {
+        try {
+            return getPrefs(context).getInt(context.getResources().
+                getString(R.string.p_postponecount), 0);
+        } catch (ClassCastException e) {
+            return 0;
+        }
     }
 
     /** sets # of times user has postponed a task */