diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/TaskRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/TaskRequest.php
index b5bd2cd3e311..c7d087d5c7e6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/TaskRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/TaskRequest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TaskRequest extends EntityRequest
         if ($this->project_id == '-1') {
             $project = [
                 'name' => trim($this->project_name),
-                'client_id' => Client::getPrivateId($this->client),
+                'client_id' => Client::getPrivateId($this->client_id ?: $this->client),
             ];
             if (Project::validate($project) === true) {
                 $project = app('App\Ninja\Repositories\ProjectRepository')->save($project);
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php
index 6cfbde266d68..c3d589f15452 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                 <!-- Navbar Filter -->
                 <div class="input-group input-group-lg">
                     <span class="input-group-addon" style="width:1%;" title="{{ trans('texts.filter_sort') }}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-filter"></span></span>
-                    <input type="search" class="form-control search" autocomplete="off" autofocus="autofocus"
+                    <input id="search" type="search" class="form-control search" autocomplete="off" autofocus="autofocus"
                         data-bind="event: { focus: onFilterFocus, input: onFilterChanged, keypress: onFilterKeyPress }, value: filter, valueUpdate: 'afterkeydown', attr: {placeholder: placeholder}">
 					<span class="input-group-addon" style="width:1%;" title="{{ trans('texts.refresh') }}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-repeat"></span></span>
                 </div>
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@
 		var clientMap = {};
 		var projectMap = {};
 		var projectsForClientMap = {};
-		var projectsForAllClients = [];
 
 		function refreshProjectList(forceClear) {
 			var clientId = $('input[name=client_id]').val();
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@
 				}
 			@endif
 
-			var list = (clientId && ! forceClear) ? (projectsForClientMap.hasOwnProperty(clientId) ? projectsForClientMap[clientId] : []).concat(projectsForAllClients) : projects;
+			var list = (clientId && ! forceClear) ? (projectsForClientMap.hasOwnProperty(clientId) ? projectsForClientMap[clientId] : []) : projects;
 
 			for (var i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
 				var project = list[i];
@@ -231,6 +230,15 @@
 			$('select#project_id').combobox('refresh');
 		}
 
+		function addProjectToMaps(project) {
+			var client = project.client;
+			projectMap[project.public_id] = project;
+			if (!projectsForClientMap.hasOwnProperty(client.public_id)) {
+				projectsForClientMap[client.public_id] = [];
+			}
+			projectsForClientMap[client.public_id].push(project);
+		}
+
         $(function() {
 
 			// setup clients and project comboboxes
@@ -238,17 +246,7 @@
 
 			for (var i=0; i<projects.length; i++) {
 				var project = projects[i];
-				projectMap[project.public_id] = project;
-
-				var client = project.client;
-				if (!client) {
-					projectsForAllClients.push(project);
-				} else {
-					if (!projectsForClientMap.hasOwnProperty(client.public_id)) {
-						projectsForClientMap[client.public_id] = [];
-					}
-					projectsForClientMap[client.public_id].push(project);
-				}
+				addProjectToMaps(project)
 			}
 
 			for (var i=0; i<clients.length; i++) {
@@ -310,6 +308,12 @@
 				}
 			});
 
+			Mousetrap.bind('/', function(e) {
+				console.log('clicked..');
+	            event.preventDefault();
+	            $('#search').focus();
+	        });
+
 			@include('partials/entity_combobox', ['entityType' => ENTITY_PROJECT])
 
 			$clientSelect.trigger('change');
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
index 4aebdbae56d7..4f6b37efee54 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
@@ -35,15 +35,16 @@
                 success: function(response) {
                     console.log(response);
                     var task = self.selectedTask();
-                    if (task.isNew()) {
-                        //self.addTask(task);
-                    } else {
-                        //self.removeTask(task.original);
-                        //self.addTask(task);
+                    var projectId = $('input[name=project_id]').val();
+                    if (projectId == -1) {
+                        var project = response.project;
+                        project.client = response.client;
+                        projects.push(project);
+                        addProjectToMaps(project);
+                        refreshProjectList();
                     }
                     task.update(response);
                     self.formChanged(false);
-                    //self.selectTask(task);
                 },
             });
         }
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@
         self.placeholder = ko.computed(function() {
             if (self.selectedTask()) {
                 if (self.selectedTask().description()) {
-                    return self.selectedTask().description();
+                    return self.selectedTask().description.truncated();
                 } else {
                     return "{{ trans('texts.no_description') }}"
                 }