diff --git a/pg-datastore.lisp b/pg-datastore.lisp
index 0952ab0..805e748 100644
--- a/pg-datastore.lisp
+++ b/pg-datastore.lisp
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@
 (defmethod datastore-get-story ((datastore pg-datastore) id)
   (with-connection (connection-spec datastore)
     (append (query (:select :* :from 'story :where (:= 'id id)) :alist)
-            `((tasks . ,(query (:order-by
-                                (:select :* :from 'task
-                                         :where (:= 'story-id id))
-                                'priority)
-                               :alists))))))
+            `((tasks . ,(datastore-get-tasks-for-story datastore id))))))
+
+(defmethod datastore-get-tasks-for-story ((datastore pg-datastore) id)
+  (with-connection (connection-spec datastore)
+    (query (:order-by (:select :* :from 'task :where (:= 'story-id id))
+                      'priority)
+           :alists)))
 
 (defmethod datastore-post-story
     ((datastore pg-datastore) role necessity title content reporter)
diff --git a/scrumli.lisp b/scrumli.lisp
index f52fff5..33a9ae9 100644
--- a/scrumli.lisp
+++ b/scrumli.lisp
@@ -105,12 +105,13 @@
         (encode-json-to-string '((status . "ok"))))
       403))
 
-(define-route tasks-new ("stories/tasks/new" :method :post)
+(define-route tasks-new ("stories/tasks/new" :method :post
+                                             :content-type "text/json")
   (if (logged-in-p)
       (with-post-parameters ("storyId" "description")
         (post-task storyid description
                    (hunchentoot:session-value :username))
-        200)
+        (encode-json-to-string '((status . "ok"))))
       403))
 
 (define-route stories-state ("stories/state" :method :post
@@ -148,12 +149,13 @@
         (encode-json-to-string '((status . "ok"))))
       403))
 
-(define-route task-priority ("tasks/:dir" :method :post)
+(define-route task-priority ("tasks/:dir" :method :post
+                                          :content-type "text/json")
   (if (logged-in-p)
       (let* ((id (hunchentoot:post-parameter "id")))
         (story-change-priority
          'task id (intern (string-upcase dir) :keyword))
-        200)
+        (encode-json-to-string '((status . "ok"))))
       403))
 
 (define-route login-page ("login")
@@ -217,3 +219,9 @@
   (if (logged-in-p)
       (encode-json-to-string (get-story id))
       403))
+
+(define-route scrumli-story-tasks ("stories/:id/tasks"
+                                   :content-type "json")
+  (if (logged-in-p)
+      (encode-json-to-string (get-tasks-for-story id))
+      403))
diff --git a/static/js/main.js b/static/js/main.js
index 28abd54..3e5ae07 100644
--- a/static/js/main.js
+++ b/static/js/main.js
@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@ var StoryTaskRow = React.createClass({
         return {state: this.props.task.state};
     },
     moveUp: React.autoBind(function(event) {
-        $.post("/tasks/up", {'id': this.props.task.id});
+        $.post("/tasks/up", {'id': this.props.task.id})
+            .done(function (data) {
+                if (data.status == "ok")
+                    this.props.onMoved(1);
+            }.bind(this));
     }),
     moveDown: React.autoBind(function(event) {
-        $.post("/tasks/down", {'id': this.props.task.id});
+        $.post("/tasks/down", {'id': this.props.task.id})
+            .done(function (data) {
+                if (data.status == "ok")
+                    this.props.onMoved(-1);
+            }.bind(this));
     }),
     render: function() {
         return (
@@ -50,7 +58,8 @@ var StoryTaskRow = React.createClass({
 var StoryTaskTable = React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         var taskNodes = this.props.tasks.map(function (task) {
-            return <StoryTaskRow task={task} />;
+            return <StoryTaskRow task={task}
+                                 onMoved={this.props.onTaskMoved} />;
         }.bind(this));
 
         return (
@@ -91,14 +100,32 @@ var StoryTaskForm = React.createClass({
 var StoryData = React.createClass({
     handleTaskSubmit: React.autoBind(function (task) {
         task.storyId = this.state.data.id;
-        $.post("/stories/tasks/new", task);
+        $.post("/stories/tasks/new", task)
+            .done(function(data) {
+                if (data.status == "ok")
+                    this.loadStoryFromServer();
+            }.bind(this));
     }),
+    loadStoryFromServer: function() {
+        $.get("/stories/" + this.state.data.id)
+            .done(this.setData.bind(this));
+    },
+    componentWillMount: function() {
+        setInterval(
+            this.loadStoryFromServer.bind(this),
+            this.props.pollInterval
+        );
+    },
     getInitialState: function() {
         return {data: null};
     },
     setData: function(data) {
+        this.setState({data: null});
         this.setState({data: data});
     },
+    handleTaskMoved: React.autoBind(function(direction) {
+        this.loadStoryFromServer();
+    }),
     render: function() {
         if (this.state.data) {
             return (<div>
@@ -107,7 +134,8 @@ var StoryData = React.createClass({
                       <div class="well">
                         {this.state.data.content}
                       </div>
-                      <StoryTaskTable tasks={this.state.data.tasks || []} />
+                      <StoryTaskTable tasks={this.state.data.tasks || []}
+                                      onTaskMoved={this.handleTaskMoved} />
                       <StoryTaskForm onTaskSubmit={this.handleTaskSubmit} />
                     </div>);
         }
@@ -283,7 +311,8 @@ var StoryPage = React.createClass({
                 <StoryForm onStorySubmit={this.handleStorySubmit} />
               </div>
               <div class="span6">
-                <StoryData ref="data" />
+                <StoryData ref="data"
+                           pollInterval={this.props.pollInterval} />
               </div>
             </div>
         );