diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/task.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/task.kak
index 0741c41d..3f98267e 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/task.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/task.kak
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-hook global BufCreate .*[.]taskrc %{
+hook global BufCreate .*[.]?taskrc %{
     set-option buffer filetype ini
 }
 
diff --git a/.config/task/.gitignore b/.config/task/.gitignore
index 38a9ae66..f7c4237e 100644
--- a/.config/task/.gitignore
+++ b/.config/task/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 secret.ini
+recurrence
diff --git a/.config/task/.ignore b/.config/task/.ignore
index 38a9ae66..f7c4237e 100644
--- a/.config/task/.ignore
+++ b/.config/task/.ignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 secret.ini
+recurrence
diff --git a/.config/task/README.md b/.config/task/README.md
index 264fe2a9..1b8bd597 100644
--- a/.config/task/README.md
+++ b/.config/task/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-To set up:
-
-- The correct `.taskrc##template` file must be present in the homedir (also
-  tracked by yadm, so no problem)
-- This directory must contain a `secret.ini` file which has the following:
+This directory must contain a `secret.ini` file which has the following:
 
 ```ini
 sync.server.url=secret_here
 sync.server.client_id=secret_here
 sync.encryption_secret=secret_here
 ```
+
+The `recurrence` file is handled by a `yadm` hook, see
+`~/.config/yadm/hooks/post_pull`.
diff --git a/.config/task/hooks/on-exit-sync.sh b/.config/task/hooks/on-exit-sync.sh
index 76f6ad59..e5fd6ca4 100755
--- a/.config/task/hooks/on-exit-sync.sh
+++ b/.config/task/hooks/on-exit-sync.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+DATA="$HOME/.local/share/task"
+
 n=0
 while IFS= read -r _; do
     n=$((n + 1))
@@ -7,10 +9,10 @@ done
 
 if [ "$n" -gt 0 ]; then
     {
-        lockfile="$HOME/.task/sync_hook.lock"
-        errfile="$HOME/.task/sync_hook.err"
-        lerrfile="$HOME/.task/sync_hook.errl"
-        logfile="$HOME/.task/sync_hook.log"
+        lockfile="$DATA/sync_hook.lock"
+        errfile="$DATA/sync_hook.err"
+        lerrfile="$DATA/sync_hook.errl"
+        logfile="$DATA/sync_hook.log"
 
         flock "$lockfile" sh -c '
             task sync >>"$1" 2>"$2"
diff --git a/.config/task/taskrc.ini b/.config/task/taskrc
similarity index 68%
rename from .config/task/taskrc.ini
rename to .config/task/taskrc
index 5540c09d..49788dcd 100644
--- a/.config/task/taskrc.ini
+++ b/.config/task/taskrc
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # [Created by task 3.4.1 6/16/2025 14:29:26]
-data.location=/home/fic/.task
+data.location=~/.local/share/task
 news.version=3.4.1
 hooks.location=$HOME/.config/task/hooks
 
 urgency.user.urgent.coefficient=4.5
 urgency.user.tag.later.coefficient=-6.0
 urgency.user.project.thesis.coefficient=2.9
-recurrence=on
 
+include ~/.config/task/secret.ini
+include ~/.config/task/recurrence
diff --git a/.config/yadm/hooks/post_pull b/.config/yadm/hooks/post_pull
index 8e7e618d..8b1111c9 100755
--- a/.config/yadm/hooks/post_pull
+++ b/.config/yadm/hooks/post_pull
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ if [ -f "$HOME/.config/task/taskrc" ]; then
     else
         val="false"
     fi
-    printf 'recurrence=%s\n' "$val" >>"$HOME/.config/task/taskrc"
+    printf 'recurrence=%s\n' "$val" >"$HOME/.config/task/recurrence"
 fi
diff --git a/.config/yadm/tracked b/.config/yadm/tracked
index 71e6c6fa..335c3c88 100644
--- a/.config/yadm/tracked
+++ b/.config/yadm/tracked
@@ -76,6 +76,5 @@
 .config/vesktop-flags.conf
 .config/qutebrowser
 .config/task
-.taskrc##template
 .config/yadm/encrypt
 .local/share/yadm/archive
diff --git a/.taskrc##template b/.taskrc##template
deleted file mode 100644
index 31c60353..00000000
--- a/.taskrc##template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# GENERATED BY YADM TEMPLATE
-# SEE .config/task/
-
-{% include ".config/task/taskrc.ini" %}
-{% include ".config/task/secret.ini" %}