diff --git a/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.html b/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.html
index 80c05754d9..a8baf0e4d5 100644
--- a/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.html
+++ b/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       placeholder="Select or create a task">
       <md-item-template>
           <span md-highlight-text="vm.newTaskTitle"
-                md-highlight-flags="^i">{{task.title}}</span>
+                md-highlight-flags="i">{{task.title}}</span>
       </md-item-template>
     </md-autocomplete>
   </form>
diff --git a/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.js b/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.js
index 710fe440bd..25249b243e 100644
--- a/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.js
+++ b/app-src/scripts/daily-planner/daily-planner-d.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     const _ = $window._;
 
     vm.refreshRemoteTasks = () => {
+      vm.taskSuggestions = [];
+
       if (IS_ELECTRON && Jira.isSufficientJiraSettings()) {
         Jira.checkForNewAndAddToBacklog();
 
@@ -49,9 +51,12 @@
       }
     };
 
+    vm.getFilteredTaskSuggestions = (searchText) => {
+      return searchText ? $filter('filter')(vm.taskSuggestions, searchText, false, 'title') : vm.taskSuggestions;
+    };
+
     vm.init = () => {
       vm.limitBacklogTo = 3;
-      vm.taskSuggestions = [];
       vm.backlogTasks = Tasks.getBacklog();
 
       vm.isRemoteTasks = (IS_ELECTRON && Jira.isSufficientJiraSettings() || $rootScope.r.git.isAutoImportToBacklog);
@@ -59,10 +64,6 @@
     };
     vm.init();
 
-    vm.getFilteredTaskSuggestions = (searchText) => {
-      return searchText ? $filter('filter')(vm.taskSuggestions, searchText, false, 'title') : vm.taskSuggestions;
-    };
-
     vm.addTask = () => {
       if (vm.newTask) {
         if (vm.newTask.originalType && vm.newTask.originalType === 'GITHUB' && $rootScope.r.git.isShowIssuesFromGit) {
diff --git a/app-src/scripts/dialogs/edit-global-link/edit-global-link-c.html b/app-src/scripts/dialogs/edit-global-link/edit-global-link-c.html
index a81e9d31c0..d077b29cc9 100644
--- a/app-src/scripts/dialogs/edit-global-link/edit-global-link-c.html
+++ b/app-src/scripts/dialogs/edit-global-link/edit-global-link-c.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
             placeholder="Select task">
             <md-item-template>
           <span md-highlight-text="vm.searchTaskText"
-                md-highlight-flags="^i">{{ task.title }}</span>
+                md-highlight-flags="i">{{ task.title }}</span>
             </md-item-template>
             <md-not-found>
               No task found
diff --git a/app-src/scripts/dialogs/task-selection/task-selection-c.html b/app-src/scripts/dialogs/task-selection/task-selection-c.html
index 7acb12c684..fc2afdf313 100644
--- a/app-src/scripts/dialogs/task-selection/task-selection-c.html
+++ b/app-src/scripts/dialogs/task-selection/task-selection-c.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           placeholder="Select a task to start with">
           <md-item-template>
           <span md-highlight-text="vm.searchText"
-                md-highlight-flags="^i">{{ task.title }}</span>
+                md-highlight-flags="i">{{ task.title }}</span>
           </md-item-template>
           <md-not-found>
             No states matching "<span ng-bind="vm.searchText"></span>" were found.
diff --git a/app-src/scripts/dialogs/was-idle/was-idle-c.html b/app-src/scripts/dialogs/was-idle/was-idle-c.html
index 3f622b4904..8b6876a55d 100644
--- a/app-src/scripts/dialogs/was-idle/was-idle-c.html
+++ b/app-src/scripts/dialogs/was-idle/was-idle-c.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
           placeholder="Select a task to track the time">
           <md-item-template>
           <span md-highlight-text="vm.searchText"
-                md-highlight-flags="^i"
+                md-highlight-flags="i"
           ng-bind="task.title"></span>
           </md-item-template>
           <md-not-found>