diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gcal/CalendarAlarmScheduler.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gcal/CalendarAlarmScheduler.java
index 55f702923..fd3f8c1f8 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gcal/CalendarAlarmScheduler.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/gcal/CalendarAlarmScheduler.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class CalendarAlarmScheduler {
         Cursor events = cr.query(Calendars.getCalendarContentUri(Calendars.CALENDAR_CONTENT_EVENTS),
                 new String[] { Calendars.ID_COLUMN_NAME, Calendars.EVENTS_DTSTART_COL },
                 Calendars.EVENTS_DTSTART_COL + " > ? AND " + Calendars.EVENTS_DTSTART_COL + " < ?",
-                new String[] { Long.toString(now + DateUtilities.ONE_MINUTE * 20), Long.toString(now + DateUtilities.ONE_DAY) },
+                new String[] { Long.toString(now + DateUtilities.ONE_MINUTE * 15), Long.toString(now + DateUtilities.ONE_DAY) },
                 null);
         try {
             if (events.getCount() > 0) {
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/MainMenuPopover.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/MainMenuPopover.java
index a91579e95..2ac545d7a 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/MainMenuPopover.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/MainMenuPopover.java
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ public class MainMenuPopover extends FragmentPopover implements InterceptTouchLi
                     ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.icn_menu_friends, themeFlags),
                     MAIN_MENU_ITEM_FRIENDS, null, topFixed);
 
-        if (Preferences.getBoolean(FeaturedListFilterExposer.PREF_SHOULD_SHOW_FEATURED_LISTS, false))
+        if (Preferences.getBoolean(FeaturedListFilterExposer.PREF_SHOULD_SHOW_FEATURED_LISTS, false)
+                && Preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_show_featured_lists, false))
             addMenuItem(R.string.TLA_menu_featured_lists,
                     ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.icn_featured_lists, themeFlags),
                     MAIN_MENU_ITEM_FEATURED_LISTS, null, topFixed);