diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java
index 750338380..f5ae2a98d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskCreator.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.api.GtasksFilter;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.PermaSql;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task.Priority;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gcal.GCalHelper;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.utility.TitleParser;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -136,8 +135,7 @@ public class TaskCreator {
 
     task.setUuid(newUUID());
 
-    task.setPriority(
-        preferences.getIntegerFromString(R.string.p_default_importance_key, Priority.LOW));
+    task.setPriority(preferences.getDefaultPriority());
     task.setDueDate(
         Task.createDueDate(
             preferences.getIntegerFromString(R.string.p_default_urgency_key, Task.URGENCY_NONE),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java
index a662bbdd8..e0f3884a5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.BeastModePreferences;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.AstridApiConstants;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.core.SortHelper;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task.Priority;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -523,4 +524,8 @@ public class Preferences {
   public boolean isReverseSort() {
     return getBoolean(R.string.p_reverse_sort, false);
   }
+
+  public int getDefaultPriority() {
+    return getIntegerFromString(R.string.p_default_importance_key, Priority.LOW);
+  }
 }