diff --git a/src/project.cpp b/src/project.cpp
index bcc49ac..08bdfd7 100644
--- a/src/project.cpp
+++ b/src/project.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ ProjectList::ProjectList(std::string month){
 void ProjectList::add_project(Project proj){
     projects.push_back(proj);
     set_active_project(num_projects);
-    active_project->set_active_task(active_project->active_task_id);
     num_projects++;
 }
 
@@ -91,13 +90,13 @@ void ProjectList::save(std::string file_name){
     std::cout << "Saving: num_projects=" << num_projects << std::endl;
     of.write((char*) &active_project_id, sizeof(int));
     for (int i=0; i<num_projects; i++){
-        size_t len = projects[i].name.size();
+        size_t len = projects[i].name.length();
         of.write((char*) &len, sizeof(size_t));
         of.write((char*) projects[i].name.c_str(),len);
         of.write((char*) &(projects[i].num_tasks), sizeof(int));
         of.write((char*) &(projects[i].active_task_id), sizeof(int));
         for (int j=0; j<projects[i].num_tasks; j++){
-            size_t task_name_len = projects[i].tasks[j].name.size();
+            size_t task_name_len = projects[i].tasks[j].name.length();
             of.write((char*) &task_name_len, sizeof(size_t));
             of.write((char*) projects[i].tasks[j].name.c_str(), task_name_len);
             of.write((char*) &(projects[i].tasks[j].work_time), sizeof(int));
@@ -111,10 +110,8 @@ void ProjectList::load(std::string file_name){
     int active;
     if (!inf){
         std::cout << "Could not open file " << file_name << " for reading!" << std::endl;
-        //exit(1);
     }
     inf.read((char*) &num_projects,sizeof(int));
-    std::cout << "Reading: num_projects=" << num_projects << std::endl;
     int number_of_projects = num_projects;
     inf.read((char*) &active, sizeof(int));
     int np = num_projects;
@@ -131,6 +128,7 @@ void ProjectList::load(std::string file_name){
         Project proj(proj_name);
         delete [] tmp_name;
         inf.read((char*) &(proj.num_tasks), sizeof(int));
+        int number_of_tasks = proj.num_tasks;
         inf.read((char*) &active_t, sizeof(int));
         int nt = proj.num_tasks;
         for (int j=0; j<nt; j++){
@@ -139,17 +137,18 @@ void ProjectList::load(std::string file_name){
             inf.read((char*) &task_name_len, sizeof(size_t));
             char* tmp_task_name = new char[task_name_len+1];
             inf.read(tmp_task_name, task_name_len);
-            tmp_task_name[len] = '\0';
+            tmp_task_name[task_name_len] = '\0';
             task_name = tmp_task_name;
             delete [] tmp_task_name;
             Task task(task_name);
             int work_time=0;
             inf.read((char*) &(work_time), sizeof(int));
             task.add_time(work_time);
-            proj.add_task(task);   
+            proj.add_task(task);  
         }
         // needed to get the active_task pointers right _after_ adding tasks to projetcs
         active_task_arr[i] = active_t;
+        proj.num_tasks = number_of_tasks;
         add_project(proj);
     }
     set_active_project(active);
diff --git a/src/tt.cpp b/src/tt.cpp
index fd9168b..46a71d9 100644
--- a/src/tt.cpp
+++ b/src/tt.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 std::string get_date(){
     time_t t = time(NULL);
     tm *date = localtime(&t);
-    int month = 5;//date->tm_mon+1;
+    int month = date->tm_mon+1;
     int year  = date->tm_year+1900;
     std::string month_str;
     if (month < 10){
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ int main(){
     proj.add_task(task1);
     proj.add_task(task2);
     proj.add_task(task3);
-    proj_list.add_project(proj); 
+    proj_list.add_project(proj);
+   // proj_list.load(get_date());
+
     init_autocomplete(&proj_list);
     // use GNU readline for auto completion and history when parsing command input
     while(1) {
@@ -54,6 +56,5 @@ int main(){
             free(buffer);
         }
     }
-
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ui.cpp b/src/ui.cpp
index 0e70653..cfc2ddf 100644
--- a/src/ui.cpp
+++ b/src/ui.cpp
@@ -37,17 +37,14 @@ char **tt_name_completion(const char* text, int start, int end){
 
 char *tt_name_generator(const char *text, int state){
     static int idx, len;
-    const char* name;
-
+    const char *name;
     if (!state){
         idx = 0;
         len = strlen(text);
     }
-
     while ((name = autocomplete_names[idx++].c_str())){
         if (strncmp(name, text, len) == 0){
             return strdup(name);
-
         }
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -458,7 +455,6 @@ void command_at(std::string input, int wtime, ProjectList *proj_list){
             // add time to active task
             proj_list->active_project->active_task->add_time(wtime);
             std::cout << wtime << "s added to task " << proj_list->active_project->name << "/" << proj_list->active_project->active_task->name  << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "New time: "<< proj_list->active_project->active_task->work_time << std::endl;
             return;
         }else{
             // add time to task in same project
@@ -551,13 +547,13 @@ void command_report(std::string date_str, ProjectList* proj_list){
             }
         }
     }else{
-        ProjectList *list = new ProjectList(month);
-        list->load(date_str);
-        if (list->num_projects > 0){
+        ProjectList list(month);
+        list.load(date_str);
+        if (list.num_projects > 0){
             std::cout << "Report for " << user_name << ", month: " << date_str <<  std::endl << std::endl;
-            for (int i=0; i<list->num_projects; i++){
+            for (int i=0; i<list.num_projects; i++){
                 // compute task and total times
-                Project *proj = &(list->projects[i]);
+                Project *proj = &(list.projects[i]);
                 float wtime_proj = proj->get_total_work_time() / 3600.0;
                 if(wtime_proj >= 0.01){
                     std::cout << "Project: " << proj->name << std::endl;