diff --git a/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp b/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
index de9eef8ac..e76d68ac2 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ int CmdAdd::execute (std::string& output)
   // asked for this if they just wanted a human-friendly number.
 
   if (Context::getContext ().verbose ("new-uuid") &&
-           status != Task::recurring)
-    output += format ("Created task {1}.\n", task.get ("uuid"));
-
-  else if (Context::getContext ().verbose ("new-uuid") &&
            status == Task::recurring)
     output += format ("Created task {1} (recurrence template).\n", task.get ("uuid"));
 
+  else if (Context::getContext ().verbose ("new-uuid") ||
+          (Context::getContext ().verbose ("new-id") &&
+            (status == Task::completed ||
+             status == Task::deleted)))
+    output += format ("Created task {1}.\n", task.get ("uuid"));
+
   else if (Context::getContext ().verbose ("new-id") &&
       (status == Task::pending ||
        status == Task::waiting))