diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc
index dc2462d0..ad6c1cd0 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ long  WrenchContractStatus( CVars in, CVars &out )
 	long job_action = REQ_LONG( in, "job_action", 1, -1 );
 	out["result"] = "Yes i go to this back end";
 	long extension = 0;
+	CVars xy;
     logfmt( logINFO, "~~~~ ~~~~~ WrenchContractStatus() job_action == %lu", job_action);
 
         long retF = load_db_record( out, "SELECT id AS contract_id FROM members_jobs_contract WHERE contract='%s' AND uid = '%s'",in["contract"].c_str(),in["contract_uid"].c_str());
@@ -204,7 +205,14 @@ long  WrenchContractStatus( CVars in, CVars &out )
                       if ( load_db_record( out, "SELECT * FROM members_jobs_contract WHERE id=%lu AND member_id =%lu AND delivery_date > now()",in["contract_id"].Long(),in["member_id"].Long() ) )
                       {
                         project_email(CONTRACT_REQUEST_TIMELINE, in, out);
-                       out["result"] = "We have requested the timeline increase";
+                        out["result"] = "We have requested the timeline increase";
+
+                            if ( load_db_record(xy, "SELECT id AS member_id, uid AS member_uid, 'message.svg' AS icon  "
+                                                    " FROM members WHERE id = %lu ",out["member_id"].Long()) > 0 ){
+                                         xy["msg"] = "Task timeline extension was requested";
+                                         xy["msg"].set_valid(true);
+                                         plan_notification(xy, out);
+                             }
                       }
               }
 
@@ -222,7 +230,9 @@ long  WrenchContractStatus( CVars in, CVars &out )
 		  logfmt( logINFO, "~~~~ ~~~~~ WrenchContractStatus() ret 1 = %lu",ret );
 		  if (ret>0)
 		  {
-				  pgsql_exec("UPDATE members_jobs_contract SET due_remind = NULL, delivery_date = now() +'%lu days' WHERE  status IN (1,2) AND id = %lu AND contract='%s'",extension, in["contract_id"].Long() ,in["job_contract"].c_str());
+				  pgsql_exec("UPDATE members_jobs_contract SET ext_request = NULL, "
+				                                              " due_remind = NULL, delivery_date = now() +'%lu days' "
+				                                              " WHERE  status IN (1,2) AND id = %lu AND contract='%s'",extension, in["contract_id"].Long() ,in["job_contract"].c_str());
 				// make sure the update was done 
 				  if ( load_db_record( out, "SELECT * FROM members_jobs_contract WHERE id=%lu AND member_id =%lu AND delivery_date > now()",in["contract_id"].Long(),in["member_id"].Long() ) )
 				  {