diff --git a/src/TDB2.cpp b/src/TDB2.cpp
index 468bf48bf..76dc99d75 100644
--- a/src/TDB2.cpp
+++ b/src/TDB2.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void TF2::add_task (const Task& task)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void TF2::modify_task (const Task& task)
+bool TF2::modify_task (const Task& task)
 {
   // Modify in-place.
   std::string uuid = task.get ("uuid");
@@ -155,12 +155,13 @@ void TF2::modify_task (const Task& task)
     if (i->get ("uuid") == uuid)
     {
       *i = task;
-      break;
+      _modified_tasks.push_back (task);
+      _dirty = true;
+      return true;
     }
   }
 
-  _modified_tasks.push_back (task);
-  _dirty = true;
+  return false;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -522,17 +523,9 @@ void TDB2::modify (Task& task)
 
   if (taskDiff (original, task))
   {
-    std::string status = original.get ("status");
-    if (status == "pending" ||
-        status == "waiting" ||
-        status == "recurring")
-    {
-      pending.modify_task (task);
-    }
-    else
-    {
+    // Update the task, wherever it is.
+    if (!pending.modify_task (task))
       completed.modify_task (task);
-    }
 
     // time <time>
     // old <task>
diff --git a/src/TDB2.h b/src/TDB2.h
index 7e9225a4d..a6330ced1 100644
--- a/src/TDB2.h
+++ b/src/TDB2.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
   const std::string&               get_contents ();
 
   void add_task (const Task&);
-  void modify_task (const Task&);
+  bool modify_task (const Task&);
   void add_line (const std::string&);
   void clear_lines ();
   void commit ();
diff --git a/test/delete.t b/test/delete.t
index 2e64c0928..07145ddc9 100755
--- a/test/delete.t
+++ b/test/delete.t
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 14;
+use Test::More tests => 16;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'delete.rc')
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ $output = qx{../src/task rc:delete.rc 1 info};
 like ($output, qr/foo/, 'Deletion annotation successful');
 like ($output, qr/H/,   'Deletion modification successful');
 
+# Add a task, complete it, then delete it.
+qx{../src/task rc:delete.rc add three};
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:delete.rc 2 info};
+like ($output, qr/three/, 'added and verified new task');
+my ($uuid) = $output =~ /UUID\s+(\S+)/;
+qx{../src/task rc:delete.rc 2 done};
+qx{../src/task rc:delete.rc $uuid delete};
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:delete.rc $uuid info};
+like ($output, qr/Deleted/, 'task added, completed, then deleted');
+
 # Cleanup.
 unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data synch.key delete.rc);
 ok (! -r 'pending.data'   &&