diff --git a/astrid/astrid.launch b/astrid/astrid.launch
index 6b1f50845..72aa24a68 100644
--- a/astrid/astrid.launch
+++ b/astrid/astrid.launch
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <booleanAttribute key="ch.zork.quicklaunch" value="true"/>
 <stringAttribute key="ch.zork.quicklaunch.icon" value="14.gif"/>
 <intAttribute key="ch.zork.quicklaunch.index" value="0"/>
-<stringAttribute key="ch.zork.quicklaunch.mode" value="run"/>
+<stringAttribute key="ch.zork.quicklaunch.mode" value="debug"/>
 <intAttribute key="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.action" value="0"/>
 <stringAttribute key="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.avd" value="evo-8-google"/>
 <stringAttribute key="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.commandline" value="-scale 0.7"/>
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/rmilk/api/data/RtmList.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/rmilk/api/data/RtmList.java
index f208efd98..ee128d525 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/rmilk/api/data/RtmList.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/rmilk/api/data/RtmList.java
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ public class RtmList extends RtmData {
   public RtmList(Element elt) {
     id = elt.getAttribute("id");
     name = elt.getAttribute("name");
-    smart = elt.getAttribute("smart") == "1";
-    archived = elt.getAttribute("archived") == "1";
+    smart = elt.getAttribute("smart").equals("1");
+    archived = elt.getAttribute("archived").equals("1");
     position = Integer.parseInt(elt.getAttribute("position"));
   }