diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisRepository.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisRepository.java
index 6ac49db4afd5..8ab4d15293d3 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisRepository.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisRepository.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.NullableFunction;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.text.VersionComparatorUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.xmlb.annotations.Tag;
+import org.apache.axis.AxisFault;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -87,14 +88,13 @@ public class MantisRepository extends BaseRepositoryImpl {
     ensureProjectsRefreshed();
     MantisConnectPortType soap = createSoap();
 
-    int total = limit - offset + 1;
-    List<Task> tasks = new ArrayList<Task>(total);
+    List<Task> tasks = new ArrayList<Task>(limit);
 
     int pageNumber = offset / PAGE_SIZE + 1;
     // what the heck does it suppose to mean?
-    while (tasks.size() < total) {
+    while (tasks.size() < limit) {
       cancelled.checkCanceled();
-      int pageSize = Math.min(PAGE_SIZE, total - tasks.size());
+      int pageSize = Math.min(PAGE_SIZE, limit - tasks.size());
       List<Task> issuesFromPage = getIssuesFromPage(soap, pageNumber, pageSize);
       tasks.addAll(issuesFromPage);
       if (issuesFromPage.size() < pageSize) {
@@ -148,8 +148,12 @@ public class MantisRepository extends BaseRepositoryImpl {
     return new CancellableConnection() {
       @Override
       protected void doTest() throws Exception {
-        //refreshProjects();
-        createSoap();
+        try {
+          createSoap().mc_enum_access_levels(getUsername(), getPassword());
+        }
+        catch (AxisFault e) {
+          throw new Exception(TaskBundle.message("failure.server.message", e.getMessage()));
+        }
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ public class MantisRepository extends BaseRepositoryImpl {
     if (data.getId() == null || data.getSummary() == null) {
       return null;
     }
-    return new MantisTask(data, this);
+    return new MantisTask(data, myCurrentProject, this);
   }
 
   @NotNull
diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisTask.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisTask.java
index c54baa7be4ba..85aa59bd7d8c 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisTask.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/mantis/MantisTask.java
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ public class MantisTask extends Task {
     myRepository = repository;
     myId = String.valueOf(data.getId());
     mySummary = data.getSummary();
-    myClosed = data.getStatus().getId().intValue() >= 90;
     myDescription = data.getDescription();
+    myProjectName = data.getProject() == null ? null : data.getProject().getName();
+    myClosed = data.getStatus().getId().intValue() >= 90;
     myCreated = data.getDate_submitted().getTime();
     myUpdated = data.getLast_updated().getTime();
 
@@ -66,10 +67,13 @@ public class MantisTask extends Task {
     }
   }
 
-  public MantisTask(@NotNull IssueHeaderData header, @NotNull MantisRepository repository) {
+  public MantisTask(@NotNull IssueHeaderData header, @Nullable MantisProject project, @NotNull MantisRepository repository) {
     myRepository = repository;
     myId = String.valueOf(header.getId());
     mySummary = header.getSummary();
+    // actually it's not necessary because on activation tasks updated by TaskRepository#findTask
+    // and in this case constructor from IssueData will be used
+    myProjectName = project == null || project.isUnspecified() ? null : project.getName();
     myClosed = header.getStatus().intValue() >= 90;
     myDescription = null; // unavailable from header
     myCreated = null; // unavailable from header
@@ -92,13 +96,13 @@ public class MantisTask extends Task {
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public String getDescription() {
-    return null;
+    return myDescription;
   }
 
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public Comment[] getComments() {
-    return Comment.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    return myComments;
   }
 
   @NotNull
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ public class MantisTask extends Task {
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public Date getCreated() {
-    return null;
+    return myCreated;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-tests/test/com/intellij/tasks/integration/MantisIntegrationTest.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-tests/test/com/intellij/tasks/integration/MantisIntegrationTest.java
index 13d9fb13f76a..ab8693c9169e 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-tests/test/com/intellij/tasks/integration/MantisIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-tests/test/com/intellij/tasks/integration/MantisIntegrationTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.intellij.tasks.integration;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.EmptyProgressIndicator;
 import com.intellij.tasks.Task;
 import com.intellij.tasks.TaskManagerTestCase;
 import com.intellij.tasks.mantis.MantisFilter;
@@ -14,16 +15,15 @@ import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.GetMethod;
  * Date: 10/12/12
  */
 public class MantisIntegrationTest extends TaskManagerTestCase {
-  public void testMantis12() throws Exception {
-    MantisRepository mantisRepository = new MantisRepository(new MantisRepositoryType());
-    mantisRepository.setUrl("http://trackers-tests.labs.intellij.net:8142/");
-    mantisRepository.setUsername("deva");
-    mantisRepository.setPassword("deva");
+  public static final String MANTIS_1_2_11_TEST_SERVER_URL = "http://trackers-tests.labs.intellij.net:8142/";
 
-    assertTrue(mantisRepository.getProjects().size() >= 2);
-    final MantisProject mantisProject = mantisRepository.getProjects().get(1);
+  private MantisRepository myRepository;
+
+  public void testMantis12() throws Exception {
+    assertTrue(myRepository.getProjects().size() >= 2);
+    final MantisProject mantisProject = myRepository.getProjects().get(1);
     assertEquals(mantisProject.getName(), "Mantis 1.2 project 1");
-    mantisRepository.setCurrentProject(mantisProject);
+    myRepository.setCurrentProject(mantisProject);
 
     assertTrue(mantisProject.getFilters().size() >= 2);
     MantisFilter mantisFilter = null;
@@ -33,27 +33,36 @@ public class MantisIntegrationTest extends TaskManagerTestCase {
       }
     }
     assertNotNull(mantisFilter);
-    mantisRepository.setCurrentFilter(mantisFilter);
+    myRepository.setCurrentFilter(mantisFilter);
 
-    final Task[] issues = mantisRepository.getIssues("", 1, 0);
+    final Task[] issues = myRepository.getIssues("", 0, 1, true, new EmptyProgressIndicator());
     assertTrue(issues.length >= 1);
     final Task task = issues[0];
-    assertEquals(task.getId(), "1");
-    assertEquals(task.getProject(), "Mantis 1.2 project 1");
-    assertEquals(task.getNumber(), "1");
-    assertEquals(task.getSummary(), "M12P1I1");
+    assertEquals("1", task.getId());
+    assertEquals("Mantis 1.2 project 1", task.getProject());
+    assertEquals("1", task.getNumber());
+    assertEquals("M12P1I1", task.getSummary());
 
-    final Task task1 = mantisRepository.findTask("1");
+    final Task task1 = myRepository.findTask("1");
     assertNotNull(task1);
-    assertEquals(task1.getId(), "1");
-    assertEquals(task1.getProject(), "Mantis 1.2 project 1");
-    assertEquals(task1.getNumber(), "1");
-    assertEquals(task1.getSummary(), "M12P1I1");
-    assertEquals(task1.getDescription(), ".");
+    assertEquals("1", task1.getId());
+    assertEquals("Mantis 1.2 project 1", task1.getProject());
+    assertEquals("1", task1.getNumber());
+    assertEquals("M12P1I1", task1.getSummary());
+    assertEquals(".", task1.getDescription());
 
     HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
     final GetMethod method = new GetMethod(task1.getIssueUrl());
     client.executeMethod(method);
     assertEquals(method.getStatusCode(), 200);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    super.setUp();
+    myRepository = new MantisRepository(new MantisRepositoryType());
+    myRepository.setUrl(MANTIS_1_2_11_TEST_SERVER_URL);
+    myRepository.setUsername("deva");
+    myRepository.setPassword("deva");
+  }
 }