diff --git a/app/models/recipient_list.rb b/app/models/recipient_list.rb
index 87ea2331..98a0a2df 100644
--- a/app/models/recipient_list.rb
+++ b/app/models/recipient_list.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class RecipientList < ApplicationRecord
 
   validates_associated :school
   validates :name, presence: true
-  validates :recipient_ids, presence: true
 
   attr_accessor :recipient_id_array
   before_validation :convert_recipient_id_array
@@ -24,8 +23,8 @@ class RecipientList < ApplicationRecord
     end
 
     def set_recipient_id_array
-      return if recipient_ids.blank?
-      self.recipient_id_array = recipient_ids.split(',').map(&:to_i)
+      return if recipient_id_array.present?
+      self.recipient_id_array = (recipient_ids || '').split(',').map(&:to_i)
     end
 
     def sync_recipient_schedules
diff --git a/app/views/recipient_lists/show.html.haml b/app/views/recipient_lists/show.html.haml
index efbd416b..0a387918 100644
--- a/app/views/recipient_lists/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/recipient_lists/show.html.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %p
   %b Recipients:
   - @recipient_list.recipients.each do |recipient|
-    %p= recipient.name
+    %p= link_to recipient.name, [@school, recipient]
 
 = link_to 'Edit', edit_school_recipient_list_path(@recipient_list.school, @recipient_list)
 |
diff --git a/db/migrate/20170225150432_create_recipients.rb b/db/migrate/20170225150432_create_recipients.rb
index b749e24c..f4fa2207 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20170225150432_create_recipients.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20170225150432_create_recipients.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class CreateRecipients < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
       t.string :ethnicity
       t.integer :home_language_id
       t.string :income
-      t.boolean :opted_out
+      t.boolean :opted_out, default: false
       t.integer :school_id
 
       t.timestamps
diff --git a/lib/tasks/data.rake b/lib/tasks/data.rake
index 07ad6954..35350811 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/data.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/data.rake
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@ namespace :data do
           next
         end
 
-        recipient_list = school.recipient_lists.find_by_name("#{recipients.titleize} List")
-        if recipient_list.nil?
-          school.recipient_lists.create(name: "#{recipients.titleize} List")
-        end
-
         respondent_id = row['RespondentID']
         recipient_id = respondent_map[respondent_id]
         if recipient_id.present?
@@ -174,6 +169,11 @@ namespace :data do
           )
           respondent_map[respondent_id] = recipient.id
         end
+
+        recipient_list = school.recipient_lists.find_by_name("#{recipients.titleize} List")
+        if recipient_list.nil?
+          recipient_list = school.recipient_lists.create(name: "#{recipients.titleize} List")
+        end
         recipient_list.recipient_id_array << recipient.id
         recipient_list.save!
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/recipient_lists_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/recipient_lists_controller_spec.rb
index b3ccd509..9178053a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/recipient_lists_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/recipient_lists_controller_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RSpec.describe RecipientListsController, type: :controller do
   }
 
   let(:invalid_attributes) {
-    {school_id: school.id, name: 'Empty List', recipient_id_array: ['']}
+    {school_id: school.id, name: ''}
   }
 
   # This should return the minimal set of values that should be in the session