diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/tracks.js b/app/assets/javascripts/tracks.js
index 148db688..36e90ebd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/tracks.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/tracks.js
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ var ProjectListPage = {
 
         /* submit project form after entering new project */
         $("form#project_form button.positive").live('click', function (ev) {
-            submit_with_ajax_and_block_element('form.#project_form', $(this));
+            submit_with_ajax_and_block_element('form#project_form', $(this));
             return false;
         });
 
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ var ContextListPage = {
 
         /* submit form for new context in sidebar */
         $("form#context-form button.positive").live('click', function (ev) {
-            submit_with_ajax_and_block_element('form.#context-form', $(this));
+            submit_with_ajax_and_block_element('form#context-form', $(this));
             return false;
         });
 
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ var RecurringTodosPage = {
         buttons: {
           create: {
             text: i18n['common.create'],
-            click: function() { submit_with_ajax_and_block_element('form.#recurring-todo-form-new-action', $(this).parents(".ui-dialog")); },
+            click: function() { submit_with_ajax_and_block_element('form#recurring-todo-form-new-action', $(this).parents(".ui-dialog")); },
           },
           cancel: {
             text: i18n['common.cancel'],
diff --git a/app/controllers/feedlist_controller.rb b/app/controllers/feedlist_controller.rb
index bb069f7e..bd1bad78 100644
--- a/app/controllers/feedlist_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/feedlist_controller.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class FeedlistController < ApplicationController
     @hidden_contexts = current_user.contexts.hidden
     
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { render :layout => 'application' }
+      format.html
       format.m
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
index cd9d49e2..97e368fa 100644
--- a/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     get_stats_contexts
     get_stats_projects
     get_stats_tags
-
-    render :layout => 'application'
   end
   
   def actions_done_last12months_data
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     
     @actions_open_per_week_array = convert_to_weeks_running_from_today_array(@actions_started, @max_weeks+1)
     @actions_open_per_week_array = cut_off_array(@actions_open_per_week_array, @count)
-    @max_actions = @actions_open_per_week_array.max
+    @max_actions = (@actions_open_per_week_array.max or 0)
     
     render :layout => false
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/recurring_todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/recurring_todos_helper.rb
index ce78a1a8..d8a4c19a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/recurring_todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/recurring_todos_helper.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,13 @@ module RecurringTodosHelper
   def image_tag_for_edit(todo)
     image_tag("blank.png", :title =>t('todos.edit_action'), :class=>"edit_item", :id=> dom_id(todo, 'edit_icon'))
   end
+
+  def get_list_of_error_messages_for(model)
+    if model.errors.any?
+      content_tag(:ul) do
+        model.errors.full_messages.collect { |msg| concat(content_tag(:li, msg)) }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/views/recurring_todos/create.js.erb b/app/views/recurring_todos/create.js.erb
index 29fa9e32..feab7876 100644
--- a/app/views/recurring_todos/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/recurring_todos/create.js.erb
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ function html_for_empty_form() {
 }
 
 function html_for_error_messages() {
-  return "<%= escape_javascript(error_messages_for('recurring_todo')) %>";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  return "<%= escape_javascript(get_list_of_error_messages_for(@recurring_todo)) %>";
+}
diff --git a/app/views/users/change_auth_type.html.erb b/app/views/users/change_auth_type.html.erb
index 4d9782fd..048d386a 100644
--- a/app/views/users/change_auth_type.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/change_auth_type.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	
   <h2><%= t('users.change_authentication_type') %></h2>
 
-  <%= error_messages_for 'user' %>
+  <%= get_list_of_error_messages_for @user %>
 
   <p><%= t('users.select_authentication_type') %></p>
 
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 	
   <% end %>
 
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>