diff --git a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
index 58d9ac9f..eac02c1d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
   def update
     @todo = current_user.todos.find_by_id(params['id'])
     @source_view = params['_source_view'] || 'todo'
-    init_data_for_sidebar unless mobile?
+    # init_data_for_sidebar unless mobile?
 
     cache_attributes_from_before_update
 
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
     determine_down_count
     determine_deferred_tag_count(params['_tag_name']) if source_view_is(:tag)
 
+    @todo.touch_predecessors if @original_item_description != @todo.description
+
     respond_to do |format|
       format.js {
         @status_message = @todo.deferred? ? t('todos.action_saved_to_tickler') : t('todos.action_saved')
@@ -1196,6 +1198,7 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
     @original_item_due = @todo.due
     @original_item_due_id = get_due_id_for_calendar(@todo.due)
     @original_item_predecessor_list = @todo.predecessors.map{|t| t.specification}.join(', ')
+    @original_item_description = @todo.description
     @todo_was_deferred_or_blocked = @todo.deferred? || @todo.pending?
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/todo.rb b/app/models/todo.rb
index 526ef0d7..709b5d47 100644
--- a/app/models/todo.rb
+++ b/app/models/todo.rb
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ class Todo < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def touch_predecessors
+    self.touch
+    predecessors.each { |p| p.touch_predecessors }
+  end
+
   def removed_predecessors
     return @removed_predecessors
   end
diff --git a/app/views/todos/_successor.html.erb b/app/views/todos/_successor.html.erb
index 4d26a7d2..0b932012 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/_successor.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/_successor.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 <%
-suppress_context ||= false
-suppress_project ||= false
-suppress_dependencies ||= false
-parameters = "_source_view=#{@source_view}"
-parameters += "&_tag_name=#{@tag_name}" if @source_view == 'tag'
-@z_index_counter = @z_index_counter - 1  # for IE z-index bug
 @rec_depth ||= 0
 
-cache successor do
+cache [successor, "successor"] do
 %>
   <div id="<%= dom_id(successor, 'successor') %>" class="item-container">
     <div id="<%= dom_id(successor, 'successor_line') %>">
diff --git a/app/views/todos/update.js.erb b/app/views/todos/update.js.erb
index 3340af77..f5c214fb 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/update.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/update.js.erb
@@ -114,11 +114,7 @@ function html_for_error_messages() {
 }
 
 function update_predecessors(next_steps) {
-  <% @todo.uncompleted_predecessors.each do |p| -%>
-    if ($('#<%=item_container_id(p)%>')) {
-      $('#<%=dom_id(p)%>').html('<%=escape_javascript(render(:partial => p, :locals => { :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }))%>');
-    }
-  <% end -%>
+  regenerate_predecessor_family();
   <% if @removed_predecessors
     @removed_predecessors.each do |p| -%>
       if ($('#<%=item_container_id(p)%>')) {
@@ -127,4 +123,15 @@ function update_predecessors(next_steps) {
     <% end -%>
   <% end -%>
   next_steps.go();
+}
+
+function regenerate_predecessor_family() {
+<%
+  parents = @todo.predecessors
+  until parents.empty?
+    parent = parents.pop
+    parents += parent.predecessors -%>
+    $('#<%= dom_id(parent) %>').html("<%= escape_javascript(render(:partial => parent, :locals => { :parent_container_type => parent_container_type })) %>");
+<%end
+-%>
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index d0d8ed54..76d592b4 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Tracksapp::Application.configure do
 
   # Show full error reports and disable caching
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
-  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
+  config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
 
   # Don't care if the mailer can't send
   config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false