diff --git a/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/Task.java b/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/Task.java
index 5849de7de..234a63296 100644
--- a/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/Task.java
+++ b/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/Task.java
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ public final class Task extends RemoteModel {
     }
 
     public String sanitizedRecurrence() {
-        return getValue(Task.RECURRENCE).replaceAll(";?FROM=[^;]*", "");  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+        return getValue(Task.RECURRENCE).replaceAll("BYDAY=;","").replaceAll(";?FROM=[^;]*", "");  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/repeats/RepeatControlSet.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/repeats/RepeatControlSet.java
index 526455278..eb6ee9b79 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/repeats/RepeatControlSet.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/repeats/RepeatControlSet.java
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public class RepeatControlSet extends PopupControlSet {
             result = result + ";FROM=COMPLETION"; //$NON-NLS-1$
         }
 
-        if (!result.equals(task.getValue(Task.RECURRENCE)))
+        if (!result.equals(task.getValue(Task.RECURRENCE).replaceAll("BYDAY=;", "")))  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
             task.putTransitory(TaskService.TRANS_REPEAT_CHANGED, true);
         task.setValue(Task.RECURRENCE, result);
         task.setValue(Task.REPEAT_UNTIL, repeatUntilValue);