diff --git a/attract/static/js/tasks.js b/attract/static/js/tasks.js
index 7e1189d..869a68d 100644
--- a/attract/static/js/tasks.js
+++ b/attract/static/js/tasks.js
@@ -59,27 +59,28 @@ function task_save(task_id, task_url) {
     var $button = $form.find("button[type='submit']");
     var payload = $form.serialize();
     var task = '#task-' + task_id;
+    var $task = $(task);
 
     $button.attr('disabled', true);
-    $(task).addClass('processing');
+    $task.addClass('processing');
     $('#status-bar').text('Saving task...');
 
     if (console) console.log('Sending:', payload);
 
     $.post(task_url, payload)
-        .done(function(data) {
-            if (console) console.log('Done saving', data);
+        .done(function(saved_task) {
+            if (console) console.log('Done saving', saved_task);
 
             // Update the task list.
             // NOTE: this is tightly linked to the HTML of the task list in for_project.jade.
-            $(task + ' span.name').text($form.find("input[name='name']").val());
-            $(task + ' span.type').text($form.find("select[name='task_type']").val());
-            $(task + ' span.status').text($form.find("select[name='status']").val().replace('_', ' '));
-            $(task)
+            $task.find('span.name').text(saved_task.name);
+            $task.find('span.type').text(saved_task.task_type);
+            $task.find('span.status').text(saved_task.properties.status.replace('_', ' '));
+            $task
                 .removeClass('col-list-item task-list-item')
-                .addClass('col-list-item task-list-item status-' + $form.find("select[name='status']").val());
+                .addClass('col-list-item task-list-item status-' + saved_task.properties.status);
 
-            $('#status-bar').text('Saved task. ' + data.time);
+            $('#status-bar').text('Saved task. ' + saved_task._updated);
         })
         .fail(function(xhr_or_response_data) {
             // jQuery sends the response data (if JSON), or an XHR object (if not JSON).
diff --git a/attract/tasks.py b/attract/tasks.py
index 1ed7a6f..0c6e458 100644
--- a/attract/tasks.py
+++ b/attract/tasks.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import flask
 
 import pillarsdk
 from pillar.web.system_util import pillar_api
+import pillar.api.utils
 
 from .modules import attract_project_view
 from .node_types.task import node_type_task
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ def save(project, task_id):
 
     task = current_attract.task_manager.edit_task(task_id, **task_dict)
 
-    return flask.jsonify({'task_id': task_id, 'etag': task._etag, 'time': task._updated })
+    return pillar.api.utils.jsonify(task.to_dict())
 
 
 @perproject_blueprint.route('/create', methods=['POST'])