diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/xaction/ManiphestTaskTitleTransaction.php b/src/applications/maniphest/xaction/ManiphestTaskTitleTransaction.php
index 5fade77d07..506817b0fc 100644
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/xaction/ManiphestTaskTitleTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/xaction/ManiphestTaskTitleTransaction.php
@@ -1,74 +1,75 @@
 <?php
 
 final class ManiphestTaskTitleTransaction
   extends ManiphestTaskTransactionType {
 
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'title';
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
     return $object->getTitle();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
     $object->setTitle($value);
   }
 
   public function getActionStrength() {
     return 1.4;
   }
 
   public function getActionName() {
     $old = $this->getOldValue();
-    $new = $this->getNewValue();
-    if ($old === null) {
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
       return pht('Created');
     }
 
     return pht('Retitled');
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
     $old = $this->getOldValue();
-    if ($old === null) {
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
       return pht(
         '%s created this task.',
         $this->renderAuthor());
     }
 
     return pht(
       '%s renamed this task from %s to %s.',
       $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderOldValue(),
       $this->renderNewValue());
 
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
     $old = $this->getOldValue();
     if ($old === null) {
       return pht(
         '%s created %s.',
         $this->renderAuthor(),
         $this->renderObject());
     }
 
     return pht(
       '%s renamed %s from %s to %s.',
       $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderObject(),
       $this->renderOldValue(),
       $this->renderNewValue());
   }
 
   public function validateTransactions($object, array $xactions) {
     $errors = array();
 
     if ($this->isEmptyTextTransaction($object->getTitle(), $xactions)) {
       $errors[] = $this->newRequiredError(
         pht('Tasks must have a title.'));
     }
 
     return $errors;
   }
 
 }