diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index a0d7d59..4df8881 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@
         self.state = state.initial
         self.caches_array = []
 
+        # Need to preserve BB_CONSOLELOG over resets
+        consolelog = None
+        if hasattr(self, "data"):
+            consolelog = self.data.getVar("BB_CONSOLELOG", True)
+
         if CookerFeatures.BASEDATASTORE_TRACKING in self.featureset:
             self.enableDataTracking()
 
@@ -281,6 +286,8 @@
         self.data = self.databuilder.data
         self.data_hash = self.databuilder.data_hash
 
+        if consolelog:
+            self.data.setVar("BB_CONSOLELOG", consolelog)
 
         # we log all events to a file if so directed
         if self.configuration.writeeventlog:
@@ -531,6 +538,11 @@
         for o in options:
             if o in ['prefile', 'postfile']:
                 clean = False
+                server_val = getattr(self.configuration, "%s_server" % o)
+                if not options[o] and server_val:
+                    # restore value provided on server start
+                    setattr(self.configuration, o, server_val)
+                    continue
             setattr(self.configuration, o, options[o])
         for k in bb.utils.approved_variables():
             if k in environment and k not in self.configuration.env:
@@ -1391,10 +1403,28 @@
         build.reset_cache()
         self.buildSetVars()
 
+        # If we are told to do the None task then query the default task
+        if (task == None):
+            task = self.configuration.cmd
+
+        if not task.startswith("do_"):
+            task = "do_%s" % task
+
         taskdata, runlist, fulltargetlist = self.buildTaskData(targets, task, self.configuration.abort)
 
         buildname = self.data.getVar("BUILDNAME", False)
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, fulltargetlist), self.data)
+
+        # make targets to always look as <target>:do_<task>
+        ntargets = []
+        for target in fulltargetlist:
+            if ":" in target:
+                if ":do_" not in target:
+                    target = "%s:do_%s" % tuple(target.split(":", 1))
+            else:
+                target = "%s:%s" % (target, task)
+            ntargets.append(target)
+
+        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, ntargets), self.data)
 
         rq = bb.runqueue.RunQueue(self, self.data, self.recipecache, taskdata, runlist)
         if 'universe' in targets: