diff --git a/app/views/todos/add_predecessor.js.rjs b/app/views/todos/add_predecessor.js.rjs
index ee5715a4..40303398 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/add_predecessor.js.rjs
+++ b/app/views/todos/add_predecessor.js.rjs
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ if @saved
   # regenerate predecessor to add arrow
   page[@predecessor].replace_html :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { :todo => @predecessor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
 
-  # regenerate predecessors of predecessor
+  # regenerate predecessor family
   parents = @predecessor.predecessors
-  parents.each do |parent|
-    puts parent.description
+  until parents.empty?
+    parent = parents.pop
+    parents += parent.predecessors
     page[parent].replace_html :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { :todo => parent, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs b/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
index 944a829b..07c89a84 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
+++ b/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ if @removed
   page.replace dom_id(@predecessor), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { 
     :todo => @predecessor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
 
-  # regenerate predecessors of predecessor
+  # regenerate predecessor family
   parents = @predecessor.predecessors
-  parents.each do |parent|
-    puts parent.description
+  until parents.empty?
+    parent = parents.pop
+    parents += parent.predecessors
     page[parent].replace_html :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { :todo => parent, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
   end