diff --git a/charts/planka/values.yaml b/charts/planka/values.yaml
index e68785db..8b084ff8 100644
--- a/charts/planka/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/planka/values.yaml
@@ -214,19 +214,21 @@ oidc:
 ##
 extraEnv: []
 
-## Example extraEnv for configure SMTP
+## Example extraEnv for configuring SMTP
 ## extraEnv:
 ##   - name: SMTP_HOST
-##     value: "your_smtp_server"
+##     value: "smtp.example.com"
 ##   - name: SMTP_PORT
 ##     value: "587"
+##   - name: SMTP_NAME
+##     value: "Your Name"
+##   - name: SMTP_SECURE
+##     value: "true"
 ##   - name: SMTP_USER
 ##     value: "your_email@example.com"
 ##   - name: SMTP_PASSWORD
 ##     value: "your_password"
 ##   - name: SMTP_FROM
 ##     value: "your_email@example.com"
-##   - name: SMTP_NAME
-##     value: "your_name_or_login"
-##   - name: SMTP_SECURE
+##   - name: SMTP_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED
 ##     value: "false"
diff --git a/client/src/components/cards/Card/TaskList/TaskList.jsx b/client/src/components/cards/Card/TaskList/TaskList.jsx
index 7eda3773..e9497848 100644
--- a/client/src/components/cards/Card/TaskList/TaskList.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/cards/Card/TaskList/TaskList.jsx
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ const TaskList = React.memo(({ id }) => {
 
   const tasks = useSelector((state) => selectTasksByTaskListId(state, id));
 
+  const [isOpened, toggleOpened] = useToggle();
+
   // TODO: move to selector?
   const completedTasksTotal = useMemo(
     () => tasks.reduce((result, task) => (task.isCompleted ? result + 1 : result), 0),
     [tasks],
   );
 
-  const [isOpened, toggleOpened] = useToggle();
-
   const handleToggleClick = useCallback(
     (event) => {
       event.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/client/src/constants/Enums.js b/client/src/constants/Enums.js
index ca4704ba..3de0090e 100755
--- a/client/src/constants/Enums.js
+++ b/client/src/constants/Enums.js
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ export const ListTypes = {
   TRASH: 'trash',
 };
 
+export const ListTypeStates = {
+  OPENED: 'opened',
+  CLOSED: 'closed',
+};
+
 export const ListSortFieldNames = {
   NAME: 'name',
   DUE_DATE: 'dueDate',
diff --git a/client/src/constants/ListTypeStateByType.js b/client/src/constants/ListTypeStateByType.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..345e6a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/constants/ListTypeStateByType.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 PLANKA Software GmbH
+ * Licensed under the Fair Use License: https://github.com/plankanban/planka/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+ */
+
+import { ListTypes, ListTypeStates } from './Enums';
+
+export default {
+  [ListTypes.ACTIVE]: ListTypeStates.OPENED,
+  [ListTypes.CLOSED]: ListTypeStates.CLOSED,
+};
diff --git a/client/src/models/List.js b/client/src/models/List.js
index 97b140d0..f27436be 100755
--- a/client/src/models/List.js
+++ b/client/src/models/List.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import buildSearchParts from '../utils/build-search-parts';
 import { isListFinite } from '../utils/record-helpers';
 import ActionTypes from '../constants/ActionTypes';
 import Config from '../constants/Config';
-import { ListSortFieldNames, ListTypes, SortOrders } from '../constants/Enums';
+import { ListSortFieldNames, ListTypes, ListTypeStates, SortOrders } from '../constants/Enums';
+import LIST_TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE from '../constants/ListTypeStateByType';
 
 const POSITION_BY_LIST_TYPE = {
   [ListTypes.ARCHIVE]: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER - 1,
@@ -28,6 +29,21 @@ const prepareList = (list) => {
   };
 };
 
+const getChangedTypeState = (prevList, list) => {
+  const prevTypeState = LIST_TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[prevList.type];
+  const typeState = LIST_TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[list.type];
+
+  if (prevTypeState === ListTypeStates.OPENED && typeState === ListTypeStates.CLOSED) {
+    return ListTypeStates.CLOSED;
+  }
+
+  if (prevTypeState === ListTypeStates.CLOSED && typeState === ListTypeStates.OPENED) {
+    return ListTypeStates.OPENED;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
 export default class extends BaseModel {
   static modelName = 'List';
 
@@ -121,12 +137,12 @@ export default class extends BaseModel {
 
         let isClosed;
         if (payload.data.type) {
-          if (payload.data.type === ListTypes.CLOSED) {
-            if (listModel.type === ListTypes.ACTIVE) {
-              isClosed = true;
-            }
-          } else if (listModel.type === ListTypes.CLOSED) {
+          const changedTypeState = getChangedTypeState(listModel, payload.data);
+
+          if (changedTypeState === ListTypeStates.OPENED) {
             isClosed = false;
+          } else if (changedTypeState === ListTypeStates.CLOSED) {
+            isClosed = true;
           }
         }
 
@@ -150,13 +166,13 @@ export default class extends BaseModel {
         const listModel = List.withId(payload.list.id);
 
         if (listModel) {
+          const changedTypeState = getChangedTypeState(listModel, payload.list);
+
           let isClosed;
-          if (payload.list.type === ListTypes.CLOSED) {
-            if (listModel.type === ListTypes.ACTIVE) {
-              isClosed = true;
-            }
-          } else if (listModel.type === ListTypes.CLOSED) {
+          if (changedTypeState === ListTypeStates.OPENED) {
             isClosed = false;
+          } else if (changedTypeState === ListTypeStates.CLOSED) {
+            isClosed = true;
           }
 
           listModel.update(prepareList(payload.list));
diff --git a/client/src/sagas/core/services/cards.js b/client/src/sagas/core/services/cards.js
index 788295e4..c668f8c9 100644
--- a/client/src/sagas/core/services/cards.js
+++ b/client/src/sagas/core/services/cards.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import api from '../../../api';
 import { createLocalId } from '../../../utils/local-id';
 import { isListArchiveOrTrash, isListFinite } from '../../../utils/record-helpers';
 import ActionTypes from '../../../constants/ActionTypes';
-import { BoardViews, ListTypes } from '../../../constants/Enums';
+import { BoardViews, ListTypes, ListTypeStates } from '../../../constants/Enums';
+import LIST_TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE from '../../../constants/ListTypeStateByType';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
 const _preloadImage = (url) =>
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ export function* createCard(listId, data, autoOpen) {
         id: localId,
         boardId: list.boardId,
         creatorUserId: currentUserMembership.userId,
-        isClosed: list.type === ListTypes.CLOSED,
+        isClosed: LIST_TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[list.type] === ListTypeStates.CLOSED,
       },
       autoOpen,
     ),
@@ -242,11 +243,13 @@ export function* updateCard(id, data) {
       prevListId = null;
     }
 
+    const typeState = LIST_TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[list.type];
+
     if (card.isClosed) {
-      if (list.type === ListTypes.ACTIVE) {
+      if (typeState === ListTypeStates.OPENED) {
         isClosed = false;
       }
-    } else if (list.type === ListTypes.CLOSED) {
+    } else if (typeState === ListTypeStates.CLOSED) {
       isClosed = true;
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/api/controllers/tasks/create.js b/server/api/controllers/tasks/create.js
index 887a7578..f1b1bb78 100755
--- a/server/api/controllers/tasks/create.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/tasks/create.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const Errors = {
   LINKED_CARD_NOT_FOUND: {
     linkedCardNotFound: 'Linked card not found',
   },
+  LINKED_CARD_OR_NAME_MUST_BE_PRESENT: {
+    linkedCardOrNameMustBePresent: 'Linked card or name must be present',
+  },
 };
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -31,8 +34,9 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     name: {
       type: 'string',
+      isNotEmptyString: true,
       maxLength: 1024,
-      // required: true,
+      allowNull: true,
     },
     isCompleted: {
       type: 'boolean',
@@ -49,6 +53,9 @@ module.exports = {
     linkedCardNotFound: {
       responseType: 'notFound',
     },
+    linkedCardOrNameMustBePresent: {
+      responseType: 'unprocessableEntity',
+    },
   },
 
   async fn(inputs) {
@@ -100,19 +107,24 @@ module.exports = {
 
     const values = _.pick(inputs, ['position', 'name', 'isCompleted']);
 
-    const task = await sails.helpers.tasks.createOne.with({
-      project,
-      board,
-      list,
-      card,
-      values: {
-        ...values,
-        taskList,
-        linkedCard,
-      },
-      actorUser: currentUser,
-      request: this.req,
-    });
+    const task = await sails.helpers.tasks.createOne
+      .with({
+        project,
+        board,
+        list,
+        card,
+        values: {
+          ...values,
+          taskList,
+          linkedCard,
+        },
+        actorUser: currentUser,
+        request: this.req,
+      })
+      .intercept(
+        'linkedCardOrNameMustBeInValues',
+        () => Errors.LINKED_CARD_OR_NAME_MUST_BE_PRESENT,
+      );
 
     return {
       item: task,
diff --git a/server/api/helpers/cards/create-one.js b/server/api/helpers/cards/create-one.js
index b997231f..c86a1d86 100644
--- a/server/api/helpers/cards/create-one.js
+++ b/server/api/helpers/cards/create-one.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
       delete values.position;
     }
 
-    if (values.list.type === List.Types.CLOSED) {
+    if (List.TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[values.list.type] === List.TypeStates.CLOSED) {
       values.isClosed = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/server/api/helpers/cards/update-one.js b/server/api/helpers/cards/update-one.js
index 345a32e6..b202466c 100644
--- a/server/api/helpers/cards/update-one.js
+++ b/server/api/helpers/cards/update-one.js
@@ -386,11 +386,13 @@ module.exports = {
           values.prevListId = null;
         }
 
+        const typeState = List.TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[values.list.type];
+
         if (inputs.record.isClosed) {
-          if (values.list.type === List.Types.ACTIVE) {
+          if (typeState === List.TypeStates.OPENED) {
             values.isClosed = false;
           }
-        } else if (values.list.type === List.Types.CLOSED) {
+        } else if (typeState === List.TypeStates.CLOSED) {
           values.isClosed = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/server/api/helpers/tasks/create-one.js b/server/api/helpers/tasks/create-one.js
index b6cc2a86..5eba941e 100644
--- a/server/api/helpers/tasks/create-one.js
+++ b/server/api/helpers/tasks/create-one.js
@@ -34,9 +34,17 @@ module.exports = {
     },
   },
 
+  exists: {
+    linkedCardOrNameMustBeInValues: {},
+  },
+
   async fn(inputs) {
     const { values } = inputs;
 
+    if (!values.linkedCard && !values.name) {
+      throw 'linkedCardOrNameMustBeInValues';
+    }
+
     const tasks = await Task.qm.getByTaskListId(values.taskList.id);
 
     const { position, repositions } = sails.helpers.utils.insertToPositionables(
diff --git a/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/List.js b/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/List.js
index 2b3d674a..655c36d3 100644
--- a/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/List.js
+++ b/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/List.js
@@ -58,10 +58,16 @@ const updateOne = async (criteria, values) => {
       let tasks = [];
 
       if (list) {
+        const prevTypeState = List.TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[prevList.type];
+        const typeState = List.TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE[list.type];
+
         let isClosed;
-        if (list.type === List.Types.ACTIVE) {
+        if (prevTypeState === List.TypeStates.CLOSED && typeState === List.TypeStates.OPENED) {
           isClosed = false;
-        } else if (list.type === List.Types.CLOSED) {
+        } else if (
+          prevTypeState === List.TypeStates.OPENED &&
+          typeState === List.TypeStates.CLOSED
+        ) {
           isClosed = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/Task.js b/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/Task.js
index a6bf40de..32c3380b 100644
--- a/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/Task.js
+++ b/server/api/hooks/query-methods/models/Task.js
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ const getByTaskListIds = async (taskListIds, { sort = ['position', 'id'] } = {})
     { sort },
   );
 
-const getByLinkedCardId = (linkedCardId) =>
-  defaultFind({
-    linkedCardId,
-  });
-
 const getOneById = (id, { taskListId } = {}) => {
   const criteria = {
     id,
@@ -68,7 +63,6 @@ module.exports = {
   getByIds,
   getByTaskListId,
   getByTaskListIds,
-  getByLinkedCardId,
   getOneById,
   update,
   updateOne,
diff --git a/server/api/models/Card.js b/server/api/models/Card.js
index 3ac61c65..6b440370 100755
--- a/server/api/models/Card.js
+++ b/server/api/models/Card.js
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ module.exports = {
     stopwatch: {
       type: 'json',
     },
-    isClosed: {
-      type: 'boolean',
-      defaultsTo: false,
-      columnName: 'is_closed',
-    },
     commentsTotal: {
       type: 'number',
       defaultsTo: 0,
       columnName: 'comments_total',
     },
+    isClosed: {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      defaultsTo: false,
+      columnName: 'is_closed',
+    },
     listChangedAt: {
       type: 'ref',
       columnName: 'list_changed_at',
diff --git a/server/api/models/List.js b/server/api/models/List.js
index b43693e5..bd3b18e7 100755
--- a/server/api/models/List.js
+++ b/server/api/models/List.js
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ const Types = {
   TRASH: 'trash',
 };
 
+const TypeStates = {
+  OPENED: 'opened',
+  CLOSED: 'closed',
+};
+
 const SortFieldNames = {
   NAME: 'name',
   DUE_DATE: 'dueDate',
@@ -31,6 +36,11 @@ const SortOrders = {
 
 const FINITE_TYPES = [Types.ACTIVE, Types.CLOSED];
 
+const TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE = {
+  [Types.ACTIVE]: TypeStates.OPENED,
+  [Types.CLOSED]: Types.CLOSED,
+};
+
 const COLORS = [
   'berry-red',
   'pumpkin-orange',
@@ -46,9 +56,11 @@ const COLORS = [
 
 module.exports = {
   Types,
+  TypeStates,
   SortFieldNames,
   SortOrders,
   FINITE_TYPES,
+  TYPE_STATE_BY_TYPE,
   COLORS,
 
   attributes: {