diff --git a/module/issue/control.php b/module/issue/control.php
index 5ae7b93010..1bbd04bf50 100644
--- a/module/issue/control.php
+++ b/module/issue/control.php
@@ -401,13 +401,9 @@ class issue extends control
             case 'totask':
                 $this->loadModel('story');
 
-                $project = $this->project->getById($projectID);
-                $members = $this->project->getTeamMemberPairs($projectID, 'nodeleted');
-                $stories = $this->story->getProjectStoryPairs($projectID, 0, 0);
-
-                $this->view->project    = $project;
-                $this->view->members    = $members;
-                $this->view->stories    = $stories;
+                $this->view->project    = $this->project->getById($projectID);
+                $this->view->members    = $this->project->getTeamMemberPairs($projectID, 'nodeleted');
+                $this->view->stories    = $this->story->getProjectStoryPairs($projectID, 0, 0);
                 $this->view->showFields = $this->config->task->custom->createFields;
 
                 $this->display('issue', 'taskform');
diff --git a/module/issue/view/storyform.html.php b/module/issue/view/storyform.html.php
index 7017ea736b..ecf3a226fc 100644
--- a/module/issue/view/storyform.html.php
+++ b/module/issue/view/storyform.html.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   <td colspan='2'>
     <div class='input-group' id='planIdBox'>
       <?php
-      echo html::select('plan', $plans, $planID, "class='form-control chosen'");
+      echo html::select('plan', $plans, 0, "class='form-control chosen'");
       if(count($plans) == 1)
       {
           echo "<div class='input-group-btn'>";
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
     <div class="input-group">
       <div class="input-group">
         <div class="input-group-addon"><?php echo $lang->story->source;?></div>
-        <?php echo html::select('source', $lang->story->sourceList, $source, "class='form-control chosen'");?>
+        <?php echo html::select('source', $lang->story->sourceList, 0, "class='form-control chosen'");?>
         <span class='input-group-addon'><?php echo $lang->story->sourceNote;?></span>
-        <?php echo html::input('sourceNote', $sourceNote, "class='form-control' style='width:140px;'");?>
+        <?php echo html::input('sourceNote', '', "class='form-control' style='width:140px;'");?>
       </div>
     </div>
   </td>