diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateSubtaskCard.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateSubtaskCard.tsx
index 5cd0dabc..5e1aa377 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateSubtaskCard.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateSubtaskCard.tsx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const EnhancedKanbanCreateSubtaskCard = ({
         onKeyUp={e => e.stopPropagation()}
         onKeyPress={e => e.stopPropagation()}
         onBlur={handleInputBlur}
-        placeholder={t('kanbanBoard.addSubTaskPlaceholder')}
+        placeholder={t('newSubtaskNamePlaceholder')}
         className={`enhanced-kanban-create-subtask-input ${themeMode === 'dark' ? 'dark' : ''}`}
         disabled={creatingTask}
         autoFocus
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCard.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCard.tsx
index dbb17262..04c02670 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCard.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCard.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCard: React.FC<EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCardProps>
 
     // Real-time socket event handler
     const eventHandler = (task: IProjectTask) => {
-      dispatch(addTaskToGroup({ sectionId, task: { ...task, id: task.id || nanoid(), name: task.name || newTaskName.trim() } }));
+      // Only reset the form - the global handler will add the task to Redux
       socket?.off(SocketEvents.QUICK_TASK.toString(), eventHandler);
       resetForNextTask();
     };
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanGroup.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanGroup.tsx
index 5d7aa3f2..2119719f 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanGroup.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanGroup.tsx
@@ -194,10 +194,11 @@ const EnhancedKanbanGroup: React.FC<EnhancedKanbanGroupProps> = React.memo(({
   };
 
   const handleBlur = async () => {
+    setIsEditable(false);
+    if (name === editName) return;
     if (name === 'Untitled section') {
       dispatch(fetchEnhancedKanbanGroups(projectId ?? ''));
     }
-    setIsEditable(false);
 
     if (!projectId || !group.id) return;