diff --git a/src/js/controllers/reminderAddCtrl.js b/src/js/controllers/reminderAddCtrl.js
index 0a41fdfa40..b94548da27 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/reminderAddCtrl.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/reminderAddCtrl.js
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ angular.module('starter').controller('ReminderAddCtrl', ["$scope", "$state", "$s
             return qm.variableCategoryHelper.getVariableCategoryNameFromStateParamsOrUrl(
                 $scope.state.trackingReminder, $stateParams, $stateParams.variableObject);
         }
+        function getVariableCategory(){
+            return qm.variableCategoryHelper.getVariableCategoryFromStateParamsOrUrl(
+                $scope.state.trackingReminder, $stateParams, $stateParams.variableObject);
+        }
         $scope.openReminderStartTimePicker = function(order){
             var a = new Date();
             setupReminderTimes(order, a);
@@ -530,6 +534,8 @@ angular.module('starter').controller('ReminderAddCtrl', ["$scope", "$state", "$s
             if(!$scope.state.showMoreOptions){
                 var number = getNumberOfUniqueValues($scope);
                 if(number && number > 30){hide = true;}
+                var cat = getVariableCategory();
+                if(cat && number === null && cat.name === "Sleep"){hide = true;}
             }
             $scope.state.hideDefaultValueField = hide;
         }
diff --git a/src/js/qmHelpers.js b/src/js/qmHelpers.js
index baec36baa6..bd124c7cc6 100644
--- a/src/js/qmHelpers.js
+++ b/src/js/qmHelpers.js
@@ -4459,6 +4459,7 @@ var qm = {
             if(!Array.isArray(measurements)){measurements = Object.values(measurements);}
             qm.measurements.checkMeasurements(measurements);
             function parseJsonIfPossible(str){
+                if(str === "{}"){return false;}
                 var object = false;
                 if(str === "{}"){return false;}
                 try{
@@ -9970,6 +9971,12 @@ var qm = {
             if(name){name = qm.variableCategoryHelper.replaceCategoryAliasWithActualNameIfNecessary(name);}
             return name;
         },
+        getVariableCategoryFromStateParamsOrUrl: function(obj1, obj2, obj3){
+            var name = qm.variableCategoryHelper.getVariableCategoryNameFromStateParamsOrUrl(
+                $scope.state.trackingReminder, $stateParams, $stateParams.variableObject);
+            if(!$name){return null;}
+            return qm.variableCategoryHelper.getVariableCategory(name);
+        },
         getByNameOrId: function(nameOrId){
             var cats = qm.variableCategoryHelper.getVariableCategories();
             if(isNaN(nameOrId)){