diff --git a/app/Ninja/Repositories/TaskRepository.php b/app/Ninja/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
index 305fc9498dab..f1c5993d6163 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Repositories/TaskRepository.php
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class TaskRepository extends BaseRepository
             $task = Task::scope($publicId)->withTrashed()->firstOrFail();
         } else {
             $task = Task::createNew();
+            $task->task_status_sort_order = 9999;
         }
 
         if ($task->is_deleted) {
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
index fdff7566bee0..51633f2bdca1 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
                 if (model.is_sending_request()) {
                     setTimeout(function() {
                         self.ajax(method, url, data, callback);
-                    }, 1000);
+                    }, 1500);
                     return;
                 }
                 model.is_sending_request(true);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
                 }).always(function() {
                     setTimeout(function() {
                         model.is_sending_request(false);
-                    }, 1000);
+                    }, 1500);
                 });
             }
 
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
                     </div><br/>
                 </div>
 
-                <div data-bind="sortable: { data: tasks, as: 'task', afterMove: onTaskDragged, allowDrop: true, connectClass: 'connect-row' }" style="min-height:32px;">
+                <div data-bind="sortable: { data: tasks, as: 'task', afterMove: onTaskDragged, allowDrop: true, connectClass: 'connect-row' }" style="min-height:28px;">
                     <div class="kanban-column-row" data-bind="css: { editing: is_editing_task }, visible: task.matchesFilter($root.filter(), $root.filter_client_id(), $root.filter_project_id())">
                         <div class="view" data-bind="event: { click: startEditTask }">
                             <div class="panel" data-bind="css: { running: is_running, hovered: is_panel_hovered }, event: { mouseover: onPanelMouseOver, mouseout: onPanelMouseOut }">
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
index 9d06ac75676f..ea5bd724b6db 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
             }).always(function() {
                 setTimeout(function() {
                     model.sendingBulkRequest(false);
-                }, 1000);
+                }, 1500);
             });
         }
 
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
             }).always(function() {
                 setTimeout(function() {
                     model.sendingRequest(false);
-                }, 1000);
+                }, 1500);
             });
         }