diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks.test.js
index d966268b68..e7e72e1389 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/POST-tasks.test.js
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ describe('POST /tasks', () => {
 
     it('ignores setting challenge field');
 
-    it('ignores setting value field');
-
     it('ignores setting completed field');
 
     it('ignores setting streak field');
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ describe('POST /tasks', () => {
         expect(task.type).to.eql('daily');
         expect(task.frequency).to.eql('daily');
         expect(task.everyX).to.eql(5);
-        expect(task.startDate).to.eql(now);
+        expect(new Date(task.startDate)).to.eql(now);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
index d5e938efc5..dc7143decf 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/PUT-tasks_id.test.js
@@ -22,15 +22,7 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
       // task = createdTask
     });
 
-    it('returns an error if req.body.type is not valid', () => {
-      return expect(api.put(`/tasks/${task._id}`, {
-        type: 'habitF',
-      })).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
-        code: 400,
-        error: 'BadRequest',
-        message: t('invalidReqParams'),
-      });
-    });
+    it('ignores setting type field');
 
     it('ignores setting userId field');
 
@@ -57,8 +49,13 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
     let habit;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      // create existing habit
-      // habit = createdHabit;
+      return api.post('/tasks', {
+        text: 'test habit',
+        type: 'habit',
+        notes: 1976,
+      }).then((createdHabit) => {
+        habit = createdHabit;
+      });
     });
 
     it('updates a habit', () => {
@@ -80,8 +77,13 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
     let todo;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      // create existing todo
-      // todo = createdTodo;
+      return api.post('/tasks', {
+        text: 'test todo',
+        type: 'todo',
+        notes: 1976,
+      }).then((createdTodo) => {
+        todo = createdTodo;
+      });
     });
 
     it('updates a todo', () => {
@@ -101,8 +103,13 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
     let daily;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      // create existing daily
-      // daily = createdDaily;
+      return api.post('/tasks', {
+        text: 'test daily',
+        type: 'daily',
+        notes: 1976,
+      }).then((createdDaily) => {
+        daily = createdDaily;
+      });
     });
 
     it('updates a daily', () => {
@@ -134,8 +141,14 @@ describe('PUT /tasks/:id', () => {
     let reward;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      // create existing reward
-      // reward = createdReward;
+      return api.post('/tasks', {
+        text: 'test reward',
+        type: 'reward',
+        notes: 1976,
+        value: 10,
+      }).then((createdReward) => {
+        reward = createdReward;
+      });
     });
 
     it('updates a reward', () => {
diff --git a/website/src/models/task.js b/website/src/models/task.js
index ad9411282f..77cd0cfa2f 100644
--- a/website/src/models/task.js
+++ b/website/src/models/task.js
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ export let TaskSchema = new Schema({
 }, discriminatorOptions));
 
 TaskSchema.plugin(baseModel, {
-  noSet: ['challenge', 'userId', 'value', 'completed', 'history', 'streak', 'dateCompleted'], // TODO checklist fields editable?
+   // TODO checklist fields editable?
+   // TODO value should be settable only for rewards
+  noSet: ['challenge', 'userId', 'completed', 'history', 'streak', 'dateCompleted'],
   private: [],
   timestamps: true,
 });