diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
index 6e5b997..394f9e2 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use chrono::LocalResult::Single;
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use nostr_sdk::Timestamp;
 
+pub const CHARACTER_THRESHOLD: usize = 3;
+
 pub fn some_non_empty(str: &str) -> Option<String> {
     if str.is_empty() { None } else { Some(str.to_string()) }
 }
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn parse_date(str: &str) -> Option<DateTime<Utc>> {
             match parse_datetime::parse_datetime_at_date(Local::now(), str) {
                 Ok(date) => Some(date.to_utc()),
                 Err(_) => {
-                    warn!("Could not parse date from {str}: {e}");
+                    warn!("Could not parse date from \"{str}\": {e}");
                     None
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 282de66..bbf720d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -415,7 +415,13 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                                 );
                                 continue;
                             }
-                            Some(arg) => tasks.make_note(arg),
+                            Some(arg) => {
+                                if arg.len() < CHARACTER_THRESHOLD {
+                                    warn!("Note needs at least {CHARACTER_THRESHOLD} characters!");
+                                    continue
+                                }
+                                tasks.make_note(arg)
+                            },
                         }
 
                     Some('>') => {
diff --git a/src/tasks.rs b/src/tasks.rs
index 05e9b51..9583c14 100644
--- a/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/src/tasks.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use nostr_sdk::prelude::Marker;
 use TagStandard::Hashtag;
 
 use crate::{EventSender, MostrMessage};
-use crate::helpers::{format_timestamp_local, format_timestamp_relative, format_timestamp_relative_to, parse_tracking_stamp, some_non_empty};
+use crate::helpers::{CHARACTER_THRESHOLD, format_timestamp_local, format_timestamp_relative, format_timestamp_relative_to, parse_tracking_stamp, some_non_empty};
 use crate::kinds::*;
 use crate::task::{MARKER_DEPENDS, MARKER_PARENT, State, Task, TaskState};
 
@@ -594,12 +594,11 @@ impl Tasks {
             0 => {
                 // No match, new task
                 self.view.clear();
-                if arg.len() > 2 {
-                    Some(self.make_task_with(arg, self.position_tags_for(position), true))
-                } else {
-                    warn!("Name of a task needs to have at least 3 characters");
-                    None
+                if arg.len() < CHARACTER_THRESHOLD {
+                    warn!("New task name needs at least {CHARACTER_THRESHOLD} characters");
+                    return None
                 }
+                Some(self.make_task_with(arg, self.position_tags_for(position), true))
             }
             1 => {
                 // One match, activate