diff --git a/pandora/annotation/tasks.py b/pandora/annotation/tasks.py
index 30a7c85b5..f939fdf5a 100644
--- a/pandora/annotation/tasks.py
+++ b/pandora/annotation/tasks.py
@@ -8,39 +8,43 @@ import models
 @task(ignore_resulsts=True, queue='default')
 def update_matching_events(id):
     from event.models import Event
-    annotation = models.Annotation.objects.get(pk=id)
-    for e in annotation.events.filter(defined=False):
+    a = models.Annotation.objects.get(pk=id)
+    '''
+    for e in a.events.filter(defined=False):
         if e.annotations.exclude(id=id).count() == 0:
             e.delete()
-    if annotation.get_layer().get('type') == 'event' \
-        and annotation.events.count() == 0:
-            annotation.events.add(Event.get_or_create(annotation.value))
-    for e in annotation.events.all():
+    '''
+    for e in a.events.all():
         e.update_matches()
     ids = [e['id'] for e in Event.objects.all().values('id')]
     for i in ids:
         e = Event.objects.get(pk=i)
         for name in [e.name] + list(e.alternativeNames):
-            if name.lower() in annotation.value.lower():
+            if name.lower() in a.value.lower():
                 e.update_matches()
                 break
+    if a.get_layer().get('type') == 'event' \
+        and a.events.count() == 0:
+            a.events.add(Event.get_or_create(a.value))
 
 @task(ignore_resulsts=True, queue='default')
 def update_matching_places(id):
     from place.models import Place
-    annotation = models.Annotation.objects.get(pk=id)
-    for p in annotation.places.filter(defined=False):
+    a = models.Annotation.objects.get(pk=id)
+    '''
+    for p in a.places.filter(defined=False):
         if p.annotations.exclude(id=id).count() == 0:
             p.delete()
-    if annotation.get_layer().get('type') == 'place' \
-        and annotation.places.count() == 0:
-            annotation.places.add(Place.get_or_create(annotation.value))
-    for p in annotation.places.all():
+    '''
+    for p in a.places.all():
         p.update_matches()
     ids = [e['id'] for e in Place.objects.all().values('id')]
     for i in ids:
         e = Place.objects.get(pk=i)
         for name in [e.name] + list(e.alternativeNames):
-            if name.lower() in annotation.value.lower():
+            if name.lower() in a.value.lower():
                 e.update_matches()
                 break
+    if a.get_layer().get('type') == 'place' \
+        and a.places.count() == 0:
+            a.places.add(Place.get_or_create(a.value))