diff --git a/pkg/db/test.go b/pkg/db/test.go
index fdf68a946..6adff34a2 100644
--- a/pkg/db/test.go
+++ b/pkg/db/test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ package db
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"os"
+	"testing"
 	"xorm.io/core"
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
 )
@@ -69,3 +72,19 @@ func InitTestFixtures(tablenames ...string) (err error) {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// AssertDBExists checks and asserts the existance of certain entries in the db
+func AssertDBExists(t *testing.T, table string, values map[string]interface{}) {
+	v := make(map[string]interface{})
+	exists, err := x.Table(table).Where(values).Get(&v)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to assert entries exist in db, error was: %s", err))
+	assert.True(t, exists, fmt.Sprintf("Entries %v do not exist in table %s", values, table))
+}
+
+// AssertDBMissing checks and asserts the nonexistance of certain entries in the db
+func AssertDBMissing(t *testing.T, table string, values map[string]interface{}) {
+	v := make(map[string]interface{})
+	exists, err := x.Table(table).Where(values).Exist(&v)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to assert entries don't exist in db, error was: %s", err))
+	assert.False(t, exists, fmt.Sprintf("Entries %v exist in table %s", values, table))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/models/saved_filters.go b/pkg/models/saved_filters.go
index 9bad16956..163277b8a 100644
--- a/pkg/models/saved_filters.go
+++ b/pkg/models/saved_filters.go
@@ -149,7 +149,14 @@ func (s *SavedFilter) ReadOne() error {
 // @Failure 500 {object} models.Message "Internal error"
 // @Router /filters/{id} [post]
 func (s *SavedFilter) Update() error {
-	_, err := x.Where("id = ?", s.ID).Update(s)
+	_, err := x.
+		Where("id = ?", s.ID).
+		Cols(
+			"title",
+			"description",
+			"filters",
+		).
+		Update(s)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/saved_filters_test.go b/pkg/models/saved_filters_test.go
index d151ae1c9..0fc979a7a 100644
--- a/pkg/models/saved_filters_test.go
+++ b/pkg/models/saved_filters_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package models
 
 import (
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -40,6 +42,23 @@ func TestSavedFilter_getFilterIDFromListID(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSavedFilter_Create(t *testing.T) {
+	db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+	sf := &SavedFilter{
+		Title:       "test",
+		Description: "Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet",
+		Filters:     &TaskCollection{},
+	}
+
+	u := &user.User{ID: 1}
+	err := sf.Create(u)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, u.ID, sf.OwnerID)
+	db.AssertDBExists(t, "saved_filters", map[string]interface{}{
+		"title":       "test",
+		"description": "Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet",
+		"filters":     "{\"sort_by\":null,\"order_by\":null,\"filter_by\":null,\"filter_value\":null,\"filter_comparator\":null,\"filter_concat\":\"\",\"filter_include_nulls\":false}",
+		"owner_id":    1,
+	})
 }
 
 func TestSavedFilter_ReadOne(t *testing.T) {
@@ -49,7 +68,30 @@ func TestSavedFilter_ReadOne(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSavedFilter_Update(t *testing.T) {
+	db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+	sf := &SavedFilter{
+		ID:          1,
+		Title:       "NewTitle",
+		Description: "", // Explicitly reset the description
+		Filters:     &TaskCollection{},
+	}
+	err := sf.Update()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	db.AssertDBExists(t, "saved_filters", map[string]interface{}{
+		"id":          1,
+		"title":       "NewTitle",
+		"description": "",
+	})
 }
 
 func TestSavedFilter_Delete(t *testing.T) {
+	db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+	sf := &SavedFilter{
+		ID: 1,
+	}
+	err := sf.Delete()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	db.AssertDBMissing(t, "saved_filters", map[string]interface{}{
+		"id": 1,
+	})
 }