diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/POST-tasks_challenge_id.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/POST-tasks_challenge_id.test.js
index 1926e40059..b17672d2d6 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/POST-tasks_challenge_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/POST-tasks_challenge_id.test.js
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ import {
   translate as t,
 } from '../../../../../helpers/api-v3-integration.helper';
 import { v4 as generateUUID } from 'uuid';
+import { find } from 'lodash';
 
 describe('POST /tasks/challenge/:challengeId', () => {
   let user;
   let guild;
   let challenge;
 
+  function findUserChallengeTask (memberTask) {
+    return memberTask.challenge.id === challenge._id;
+  }
+
   beforeEach(async () => {
     user = await generateUser({balance: 1});
     guild = await generateGroup(user);
@@ -88,6 +93,9 @@ describe('POST /tasks/challenge/:challengeId', () => {
     });
     let challengeWithTask = await user.get(`/challenges/${challenge._id}`);
 
+    let memberTasks = await user.get('/tasks/user');
+    let userChallengeTask = find(memberTasks, findUserChallengeTask);
+
     expect(challengeWithTask.tasksOrder.habits.indexOf(task._id)).to.be.above(-1);
     expect(task.challenge.id).to.equal(challenge._id);
     expect(task.text).to.eql('test habit');
@@ -95,6 +103,8 @@ describe('POST /tasks/challenge/:challengeId', () => {
     expect(task.type).to.eql('habit');
     expect(task.up).to.eql(false);
     expect(task.down).to.eql(true);
+
+    expect(userChallengeTask.notes).to.eql(task.notes);
   });
 
   it('creates a todo', async () => {
@@ -105,11 +115,16 @@ describe('POST /tasks/challenge/:challengeId', () => {
     });
     let challengeWithTask = await user.get(`/challenges/${challenge._id}`);
 
+    let memberTasks = await user.get('/tasks/user');
+    let userChallengeTask = find(memberTasks, findUserChallengeTask);
+
     expect(challengeWithTask.tasksOrder.todos.indexOf(task._id)).to.be.above(-1);
     expect(task.challenge.id).to.equal(challenge._id);
     expect(task.text).to.eql('test todo');
     expect(task.notes).to.eql('1976');
     expect(task.type).to.eql('todo');
+
+    expect(userChallengeTask.notes).to.eql(task.notes);
   });
 
   it('creates a daily', async () => {
@@ -124,6 +139,9 @@ describe('POST /tasks/challenge/:challengeId', () => {
     });
     let challengeWithTask = await user.get(`/challenges/${challenge._id}`);
 
+    let memberTasks = await user.get('/tasks/user');
+    let userChallengeTask = find(memberTasks, findUserChallengeTask);
+
     expect(challengeWithTask.tasksOrder.dailys.indexOf(task._id)).to.be.above(-1);
     expect(task.challenge.id).to.equal(challenge._id);
     expect(task.text).to.eql('test daily');
@@ -132,5 +150,7 @@ describe('POST /tasks/challenge/:challengeId', () => {
     expect(task.frequency).to.eql('daily');
     expect(task.everyX).to.eql(5);
     expect(new Date(task.startDate)).to.eql(now);
+
+    expect(userChallengeTask.notes).to.eql(task.notes);
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js b/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js
index 55cc68a1d5..6e8895527b 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/unit/models/challenge.test.js
@@ -6,32 +6,36 @@ import common from '../../../../../website/common/';
 import { each, find } from 'lodash';
 
 describe('Challenge Model', () => {
-  let guild, leader, challenge, task, tasksToTest;
+  let guild, leader, challenge, task;
+  let tasksToTest = {
+    habit: {
+      text: 'test habit',
+      type: 'habit',
+      up: false,
+      down: true,
+      notes: 'test notes',
+    },
+    todo: {
+      text: 'test todo',
+      type: 'todo',
+      notes: 'test notes',
+    },
+    daily: {
+      text: 'test daily',
+      type: 'daily',
+      frequency: 'daily',
+      everyX: 5,
+      startDate: new Date(),
+      notes: 'test notes',
+    },
+    reward: {
+      text: 'test reward',
+      type: 'reward',
+      notes: 'test notes',
+    },
+  };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    tasksToTest = {
-      habit: {
-        text: 'test habit',
-        type: 'habit',
-        up: false,
-        down: true,
-      },
-      todo: {
-        text: 'test todo',
-        type: 'todo',
-      },
-      daily: {
-        text: 'test daily',
-        type: 'daily',
-        frequency: 'daily',
-        everyX: 5,
-        startDate: new Date(),
-      },
-      reward: {
-        text: 'test reward',
-        type: 'reward',
-      },
-    };
     guild = new Group({
       name: 'test party',
       type: 'guild',
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ describe('Challenge Model', () => {
         });
 
         expect(syncedTask).to.exist;
+        expect(syncedTask.notes).to.eql(task.notes);
       });
 
       it('syncs a challenge to a user', async () => {
@@ -96,8 +101,8 @@ describe('Challenge Model', () => {
         });
 
         expect(updatedNewMember.challenges).to.contain(challenge._id);
-        expect(updatedNewMember.tags[3].id).to.equal(challenge._id);
-        expect(updatedNewMember.tags[3].name).to.equal(challenge.shortName);
+        expect(updatedNewMember.tags[7].id).to.equal(challenge._id);
+        expect(updatedNewMember.tags[7].name).to.equal(challenge.shortName);
         expect(syncedTask).to.exist;
       });
 
diff --git a/website/server/models/challenge.js b/website/server/models/challenge.js
index 6de0451ee6..e4c26c6f5f 100644
--- a/website/server/models/challenge.js
+++ b/website/server/models/challenge.js
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ async function _addTaskFn (challenge, tasks, memberId) {
     let userTask = new Tasks[chalTask.type](Tasks.Task.sanitize(syncableAttrs(chalTask)));
     userTask.challenge = {taskId: chalTask._id, id: challenge._id};
     userTask.userId = memberId;
+    userTask.notes = chalTask.notes; // We want to sync the notes when the task is first added to the challenge
 
     let tasksOrderList = updateTasksOrderQ.$push[`tasksOrder.${chalTask.type}s`];
     if (!tasksOrderList) {