diff --git a/test/client-old/spec/services/taskServicesSpec.js b/test/client-old/spec/services/taskServicesSpec.js
index 3c51ab1da9..aef024cda4 100644
--- a/test/client-old/spec/services/taskServicesSpec.js
+++ b/test/client-old/spec/services/taskServicesSpec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ describe('Tasks Service', function() {
       tasks = Tasks;
     });
 
-    rootScope.openModal = function () {};
+    rootScope.openModal = function() {
+      return {
+        result: {
+          then: function() {},
+          catch: function() {},
+        },
+      };
+    };
   });
 
   it('calls get user tasks endpoint', function() {
diff --git a/website/client-old/js/services/taskServices.js b/website/client-old/js/services/taskServices.js
index 52d131fea8..7b61ad223b 100644
--- a/website/client-old/js/services/taskServices.js
+++ b/website/client-old/js/services/taskServices.js
@@ -271,7 +271,10 @@ angular.module('habitrpg')
       }
       modalScope.cancelTaskEdit = cancelTaskEdit;
 
-      $rootScope.openModal('task-edit', {scope: modalScope, backdrop: 'static'});
+      $rootScope.openModal('task-edit', {scope: modalScope })
+        .result.catch(function() {
+          cancelTaskEdit(task);
+        });
     }
 
     function cancelTaskEdit(task) {
diff --git a/website/views/shared/tasks/meta_controls.jade b/website/views/shared/tasks/meta_controls.jade
index 20dc360416..96e0f5caca 100644
--- a/website/views/shared/tasks/meta_controls.jade
+++ b/website/views/shared/tasks/meta_controls.jade
@@ -33,18 +33,9 @@
     span.glyphicon.glyphicon-tags(tooltip='{{Shared.appliedTags(user.tags, task.tags)}}', ng-hide='Shared.noTags(task.tags)')
     
     // edit
-    a(ng-hide='task._editing || (checkGroupAccess && !checkGroupAccess(obj))', ng-click='editTask(task, user, Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main))', tooltip=env.t('edit'))
+    a(ng-hide='checkGroupAccess && !checkGroupAccess(obj)', ng-click='editTask(task, user, Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main))', tooltip=env.t('edit'))
       |  
-      span.glyphicon.glyphicon-pencil(ng-hide='task._editing')
-    |  
-
-    a(ng-hide='!task._editing', ng-click='cancelTaskEdit(task)', tooltip=env.t('cancel'))
-      span.glyphicon.glyphicon-remove(ng-hide='!task._editing')
-      |  
-      
-    // save
-    a(ng-hide='!task._editing', ng-click='saveTask(task)', tooltip=env.t('save'))
-      span.glyphicon.glyphicon-ok(ng-hide='!task._editing')
+      span.glyphicon.glyphicon-pencil
     |  
   
     //challenges