diff --git a/module/task/control.php b/module/task/control.php
index 3cc63bfbb6..4a354f7f67 100644
--- a/module/task/control.php
+++ b/module/task/control.php
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ class task extends control
         }
 
         $stories = $this->story->getProjectStoryPairs($projectID);
-        $stories['ditto'] = $this->lang->task->ditto;
         $members = $this->project->getTeamMemberPairs($projectID, 'nodeleted');
         $title      = $project->name . $this->lang->colon . $this->lang->task->create;
         $position[] = html::a($taskLink, $project->name);
diff --git a/module/task/model.php b/module/task/model.php
index 72e05461da..0127a2e4a1 100644
--- a/module/task/model.php
+++ b/module/task/model.php
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ class taskModel extends model
         $mails = array();
         for($i = 0; $i < $this->config->task->batchCreate; $i++)
         {
-            if($tasks->type[$i] != '' and $tasks->name[$i] != '' and $tasks->pri[$i] != 0)
+            if($tasks->type[$i] != '' and $tasks->name[$i] != '')
             {
                 $data[$i] = new stdclass();
-                $data[$i]->story        = $tasks->story[$i] != 'ditto' ? ($tasks->story[$i] ? $tasks->story[$i] : 0) : ($i == 0 ? 0 : $data[$i-1]->story);
-                $data[$i]->type         = $tasks->type[$i] == 'ditto' ? ($i == 0 ? '' : $data[$i-1]->type) : $tasks->type[$i];
-                $data[$i]->assignedTo   = $tasks->assignedTo[$i] == 'ditto' ? ($i == 0 ? '' : $data[$i-1]->assignedTo) : $tasks->assignedTo[$i];
+                $data[$i]->story        = $tasks->story[$i]      == 'ditto' ? (isset($data[$i-1]) and isset($data[$i-1]->story)      ? $data[$i-1]->story : 0)      : $tasks->story[$i] ? $tasks->story[$i] : 0;
+                $data[$i]->type         = $tasks->type[$i]       == 'ditto' ? (isset($data[$i-1]) and isset($data[$i-1]->type)       ? $data[$i-1]->type  : 0)      : $tasks->type[$i];
+                $data[$i]->assignedTo   = $tasks->assignedTo[$i] == 'ditto' ? (isset($data[$i-1]) and isset($data[$i-1]->assignedTo) ? $data[$i-1]->assignedTo : 0) : $tasks->assignedTo[$i];
                 $data[$i]->name         = $tasks->name[$i];
                 $data[$i]->desc         = $tasks->desc[$i];
                 $data[$i]->pri          = $tasks->pri[$i];
diff --git a/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php b/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php
index f686bc109e..2e9f7a365f 100644
--- a/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php
+++ b/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php
@@ -26,11 +26,22 @@
       <th class='w-200px'><?php echo $lang->task->desc;?></th>
       <th class='w-50px'><?php echo $lang->task->pri;?></th>
     </tr>
+
     <?php for($i = 0; $i < $config->task->batchCreate; $i++):?>
-    <?php $story = ($i == 0 and $storyID != 0) ? $storyID : 'ditto';?>
-    <?php
-    $lang->task->typeList['ditto'] = $lang->task->ditto; $type = $i == 0 ? '' : 'ditto';
-    $members['ditto'] = $lang->task->ditto; $member = $i == 0 ? '' : 'ditto';
+    <?php 
+    if($i == 0)
+    {
+        $story  = $storyID;
+        $type   = '';
+        $member = '';
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        $stories['ditto'] = $this->lang->task->ditto; 
+        $lang->task->typeList['ditto'] = $lang->task->ditto; 
+        $members['ditto'] = $lang->task->ditto;
+        $story = $type = $member = 'ditto';
+    }
     ?>
 
     <?php $pri = 3;?>