diff --git a/db/seed/initial_tasks.js b/db/seed/initial_tasks.js
index a494b23..4d13c30 100644
--- a/db/seed/initial_tasks.js
+++ b/db/seed/initial_tasks.js
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 var config = require('config'),
     orm = require('../../orm').configure(config.get('database')),
-    Tasks = require('../../db/models/task').instance(orm);
+    Tasks = require('../../db/models/task').instance(orm),
+    demoData = require('../../public/javascripts/data/demo.json');
 
 Tasks.destroy({where: {}}).then(function() {
-    Tasks.bulkCreate([
-        {content: 'Welcome to HackFlowy!', isCompleted: false},
-        {content: 'An open-source WorkFlowy clone', isCompleted: false},
-        {content: 'Built using Backbone + Socket.IO', isCompleted: false},
-        {content: 'Desyncr pulled this together in a few hours to learn Backbone', isCompleted: false},
-        {content: 'Feel free to try it out and hack on it', isCompleted: false},
-        {content: 'Good Luck!', isCompleted: false}
-    ]);
+    Tasks.bulkCreate(demoData);
 });
 
 orm.sync();
diff --git a/public/javascripts/data/demo.js b/public/javascripts/data/demo.json
similarity index 100%
rename from public/javascripts/data/demo.js
rename to public/javascripts/data/demo.json