diff --git a/public/js/wn/form/assign_to.js b/public/js/wn/form/assign_to.js
index 68a07723e7..b1228b170c 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/form/assign_to.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/form/assign_to.js
@@ -112,18 +112,15 @@ wn.ui.form.AssignTo = Class.extend({
 			me.dialog.fields_dict.add_btn.input.onclick = function() {
 				
 				var assign_to = me.dialog.fields_dict.assign_to.get_value();
+				var args = me.dialog.get_values();
 				if(assign_to) {
 					wn.call({
 						method:'webnotes.widgets.form.assign_to.add', 
-						args: {
+						args: $.extend(args, {
 							doctype: me.frm.doctype,
 							name: me.frm.docname,
 							assign_to: assign_to,
-							description: me.dialog.fields_dict.description.get_value(),
-							priority: me.dialog.fields_dict.priority.get_value(),
-							date: me.dialog.fields_dict.date.get_value(),
-							notify: me.dialog.fields_dict.notify.get_value()
-						}, 
+						}), 
 						callback: function(r,rt) {
 							if(!r.exc) {
 								me.render(r.message);
diff --git a/public/js/wn/form/control.js b/public/js/wn/form/control.js
index f99f887f7f..8bc98a695b 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/form/control.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/form/control.js
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ wn.ui.form.ControlDate = wn.ui.form.ControlData.extend({
 		this.$input.datepicker(this.datepicker_options);
 	},
 	parse: function(value) {
-		return dateutil.user_to_str(value);
+		return value ? dateutil.user_to_str(value) : value;
 	},
 	format_for_input: function(value) {
 		return dateutil.str_to_user(value);
diff --git a/public/js/wn/ui/filters.js b/public/js/wn/ui/filters.js
index 7c28870eb6..a81fc19257 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/ui/filters.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/ui/filters.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ wn.ui.FilterList = Class.extend({
 		var values = [];
 		$.each(this.filters, function(i, f) {
 			if(f.field)
-				values.push(f.get_value());
+				values.push(f.get_parsed_value());
 		})
 		return values;
 	},
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ wn.ui.Filter = Class.extend({
 
 		this.$w.find('a.close').bind('click', function() { 
 			me.$w.css('display','none');
-			var value = me.field.get_value();
+			var value = me.field.get_parsed_value();
 			var fieldname = me.field.df.fieldname;
 			me.field = null;
 			
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ wn.ui.Filter = Class.extend({
 		// save old text
 		var old_text = null;
 		if(me.field) {
-			old_text = me.field.get_value();
+			old_text = me.field.get_parsed_value();
 		}
 		
 		var field_area = me.$w.find('.filter_field').empty().get(0);
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ wn.ui.Filter = Class.extend({
 	
 	get_value: function() {
 		var me = this;
-		var val = me.field.get_value();
+		var val = me.field.get_parsed_value();
 		var cond = me.$w.find('.condition').val();
 		
 		if(me.field.df.original_type == 'Check') {
diff --git a/public/js/wn/ui/listing.js b/public/js/wn/ui/listing.js
index d5d9189483..ac9adc1a45 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/ui/listing.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/ui/listing.js
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ wn.ui.Listing = Class.extend({
 		var filter = this.filter_list.get_filter(fieldname);
 		//this.filter_list.show_filters(true);
 		if(filter) {
-			var v = filter.field.get_value();
+			var v = filter.field.get_parsed_value();
 			if(v.indexOf(label)!=-1) {
 				// already set
 				return false;
diff --git a/public/js/wn/views/doclistview.js b/public/js/wn/views/doclistview.js
index 246d0530f4..36b90b3adf 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/views/doclistview.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/views/doclistview.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ wn.views.DocListView = wn.ui.Listing.extend({
 		var page = wn.container.add_page(page_name);
 		wn.container.change_to(page_name);
 		page.doclistview = this;
-		this.$page = $(page);
+		this.$page = $(page).css({"min-height": "400px"});
 
 		wn.dom.set_style(".show-docstatus div { font-size: 90%; }");
 		
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ wn.views.DocListView = wn.ui.Listing.extend({
 	set_filter: function(fieldname, label, no_run) {
 		var filter = this.filter_list.get_filter(fieldname);
 		if(filter) {
-			var v = cstr(filter.field.get_value());
+			var v = cstr(filter.field.get_parsed_value());
 			if(v.indexOf(label)!=-1) {
 				// already set
 				return false;
diff --git a/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py b/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
index ced7c401e1..0a729dc7f7 100644
--- a/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
+++ b/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def add(args=None):
 		d.owner = args['assign_to']
 		d.reference_type = args['doctype']
 		d.reference_name = args['name']
-		d.description = args['description']
+		d.description = args.get('description')
 		d.priority = args.get('priority', 'Medium')
 		d.date = args.get('date', nowdate())
 		d.assigned_by = args.get('assigned_by', webnotes.user.name)