diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e6997e68..df0022b40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ dj.FreeTable(dj.conn(), "common_session.session_group").drop()
 - Update DataJoint to 0.14.2 #1081
 - Allow restriction based on parent keys in `Merge.fetch_nwb()` #1086, #1126
 - Import `datajoint.dependencies.unite_master_parts` -> `topo_sort` #1116
+- Allow definition of tasks and new probe entries from config #1074, #1120
+- Enforce match between ingested nwb probe geometry and existing table entry #1074
 
 ### Pipelines
 
diff --git a/src/spyglass/common/common_task.py b/src/spyglass/common/common_task.py
index 9b8368192..744d5d773 100644
--- a/src/spyglass/common/common_task.py
+++ b/src/spyglass/common/common_task.py
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ def make(self, key):
         # schema if it isn't there and then add an entry for each epoch
 
         tasks_mod = nwbf.processing.get("tasks")
-        config_tasks = config.get("Tasks")
-        if tasks_mod is None and config_tasks is None:
+        config_tasks = config.get("Tasks", [])
+        if tasks_mod is None and (not config_tasks):
             logger.warn(
                 f"No tasks processing module found in {nwbf} or config\n"
             )
@@ -236,12 +236,10 @@ def get_epoch_interval_name(cls, epoch, session_intervals):
             if target_interval in interval
         ]
         if not possible_targets:
-            logger.warn(
-                f"Interval not found for epoch {epoch} in {nwb_file_name}."
-            )
+            logger.warn(f"Interval not found for epoch {epoch}.")
         elif len(possible_targets) > 1:
             logger.warn(
-                f"Multiple intervals found for epoch {epoch} in {nwb_file_name}. "
+                f"Multiple intervals found for epoch {epoch}. "
                 + f"matches are {possible_targets}."
             )
         else:
diff --git a/tests/common/test_behav.py b/tests/common/test_behav.py
index bcfd50270..0295023df 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_behav.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_behav.py
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ def test_pos_interval_no_transaction(verbose_context, common, mini_restr):
         common.PositionIntervalMap()._no_transaction_make(mini_restr)
     after = common.PositionIntervalMap().fetch()
     assert (
-        len(after) == len(before) + 2
+        len(after) == len(before) + 3
     ), "PositionIntervalMap no_transaction had unexpected effect"
+    assert (
+        "" in after["position_interval_name"]
+    ), "PositionIntervalMap null insert failed"
 
 
 def test_get_pos_interval_name(pos_src, pos_interval_01):