diff --git a/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp b/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
index 0e3a15092..ddf2d770f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int CmdAdd::execute (std::string& output)
 
   // Apply the command line modifications to the new task.
   Task task;
-  task.modify (Task::modReplace);
+  task.modify (Task::modReplace, true);
   context.tdb2.add (task);
 
   if (context.verbose ("new-id"))
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp b/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp
index 3fc0e3961..65ab137b6 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int CmdAppend::execute (std::string& output)
                                    task->id,
                                    task->get ("description"));
 
-    task->modify (Task::modAppend);
+    task->modify (Task::modAppend, true);
 
     if (permission (*task, taskDifferences (before, *task) + question, filtered.size ()))
     {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int CmdAppend::execute (std::string& output)
           std::vector <Task>::iterator sibling;
           for (sibling = siblings.begin (); sibling != siblings.end (); ++sibling)
           {
-            sibling->modify (Task::modAppend);
+            sibling->modify (Task::modAppend, true);
             context.tdb2.modify (*sibling);
             ++count;
             feedback_affected (STRING_CMD_APPEND_TASK_R, *sibling);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int CmdAppend::execute (std::string& output)
           // Append to the parent
           Task parent;
           context.tdb2.get (task->get ("parent"), parent);
-          parent.modify (Task::modAppend);
+          parent.modify (Task::modAppend, true);
           context.tdb2.modify (parent);
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdLog.cpp b/src/commands/CmdLog.cpp
index ce2508234..387db00f2 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdLog.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdLog.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int CmdLog::execute (std::string& output)
 
   // Apply the command line modifications to the new task.
   Task task;
-  task.modify (Task::modReplace);
+  task.modify (Task::modReplace, true);
   task.setStatus (Task::completed);
 
   // Recurring tasks get a special status.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp b/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp
index d58ba38e0..f5f65387f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int CmdPrepend::execute (std::string& output)
                                    task->id,
                                    task->get ("description"));
 
-    task->modify (Task::modPrepend);
+    task->modify (Task::modPrepend, true);
 
     if (permission (*task, taskDifferences (before, *task) + question, filtered.size ()))
     {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int CmdPrepend::execute (std::string& output)
           std::vector <Task>::iterator sibling;
           for (sibling = siblings.begin (); sibling != siblings.end (); ++sibling)
           {
-            sibling->modify (Task::modPrepend);
+            sibling->modify (Task::modPrepend, true);
             context.tdb2.modify (*sibling);
             ++count;
             feedback_affected (STRING_CMD_PREPEND_TASK_R, *sibling);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int CmdPrepend::execute (std::string& output)
           // Prepend to the parent
           Task parent;
           context.tdb2.get (task->get ("parent"), parent);
-          parent.modify (Task::modPrepend);
+          parent.modify (Task::modPrepend, true);
           context.tdb2.modify (parent);
         }
       }