diff --git a/src/scripts/tutti/10_tasks.js b/src/scripts/tutti/10_tasks.js
index db91088..b2cbb69 100644
--- a/src/scripts/tutti/10_tasks.js
+++ b/src/scripts/tutti/10_tasks.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function item_open(item_id, item_type, pushState, project_url)
         $('#item-details').html(item_data);
         $('#col_right .col_header span.header_text').text(item_type + ' details');
         current_item
-            .removeClass('processing')
+            .removeClass('processing newborn')
             .addClass('active');
 
     }).fail(function(xhr) {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function task_add(shot_id, task_id, task_type)
         /* WARNING: This is a copy of an element of attract/shots/for_project .item-list.col-list
          * If that changes, change this too. */
         $list_cell.append('\
-            <a class="status-todo task-link active"\
+            <a class="status-todo task-link active newborn"\
                 title="-save your task first-"\
                 href="' + url + '"\
                 data-task-id="' + task_id + '"\
diff --git a/src/styles/_app_base.sass b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
index 10a3ac2..6a098f2 100644
--- a/src/styles/_app_base.sass
+++ b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ nav.sidebar
 				cursor: pointer
 				width: 100%
 				display: inline-block
-				padding: 5px
+				padding: 2px
 
 			&:hover
 				span.collapser
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ nav.sidebar
 						&.active
 							background-image: none
 
+					&.newborn
+						pointer-events: none
+
 					&:hover
 						&:before
 							opacity: .8