diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index c1ac85ae7..f03c156c0 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "color.pri.L=rgb245                             # Color of priority:L tasks\n"
   "color.tagged=rgb031                            # Color of tagged tasks\n"
   "color.blocked=white on color8                  # Color of blocked tasks\n"
-  "color.blocking=white on color7                # Color of blocking tasks\n"
+  "color.blocking=white on color6                 # Color of blocking tasks\n"
   "#color.completed=on blue                       # Color of completed tasks\n"
   "#color.deleted=on blue                         # Color of deleted tasks\n"
 #else
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "color.pri.L=                                   # Color of priority:L tasks\n"
   "color.tagged=green                             # Color of tagged tasks\n"
   "color.blocked=black on white                   # Color of blocked tasks\n"
+  "color.blocking=black on bright white           # Color of blocking tasks\n"
   "#color.completed=on blue                       # Color of completed tasks\n"
   "#color.deleted=on blue                         # Color of deleted tasks\n"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/E9.cpp b/src/E9.cpp
index 2e9b2f512..406533df1 100644
--- a/src/E9.cpp
+++ b/src/E9.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #define L10N                                           // Localization complete.
 
-//#include <iostream>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <Context.h>
 #include <Date.h>
diff --git a/src/Task.cpp b/src/Task.cpp
index d959ef1a9..522e3d276 100644
--- a/src/Task.cpp
+++ b/src/Task.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ Task::Task (const std::string& input)
   id = 0;
   urgency_value = 0.0;
   recalc_urgency = true;
+  is_blocked = false;
+  is_blocking = false;
   parse (input);
 }