diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c8106d..2c7dabe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 + fixed bugs in `--new-project`
 + updated `.gitignore`
 + added `pwd` call to `valgrind` task in config
++ added `""` empty task check in config
 
 # 2.0.0
 + updated setup.sh to do system-wide installation
diff --git a/default.config b/default.config
index a7e2cca..101c1e6 100644
--- a/default.config
+++ b/default.config
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ case "$TASK" in
         ;;
     # executes $EXEC_FILE with valgrind memory checker
     valgrind)  
-        VALGRIND_ARGS="-s --read-var-info=yes --track-origins=yes --fullpath-after=$(pwd)/ --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all" 
+        VALGRIND_ARGS="-s --read-var-info=yes --track-origins=yes --fullpath-after=$(pwd) --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all" 
         TASK_SCRIPT=cbuild/default_tasks/valgrind.sh
         ;;
     # generates profiling info
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ case "$TASK" in
         TASK_SCRIPT=cbuild/default_tasks/clean.sh
         ;;
     # nothing to do
-    no_task)
+    "" | no_task)
         ;;
     # unknown task
     *)