diff --git a/tests/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionControllerTest.php b/tests/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionControllerTest.php
index 66f000f704..d196a27654 100644
--- a/tests/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionControllerTest.php
@@ -1362,12 +1362,12 @@ class TransactionControllerTest extends TestCase
         $response->assertStatus(200);
         $response->assertJson(
             [
-                'data' => [
-                    'attributes' => [
-                        'description' => $journal->description,
-                        'type'        => 'Deposit',
-                    ],
-                ],
+                'data' => [[
+                               'attributes' => [
+                                   'description' => $journal->description,
+                                   'type'        => 'Deposit',
+                               ],
+                           ]],
 
             ]
         );
@@ -1423,12 +1423,14 @@ class TransactionControllerTest extends TestCase
         $response->assertJson(
             [
                 'data' => [
-                    'attributes' => [
-                        'description' => $journal->description,
-                    ],
-                    'links'      => [
-                        0      => [],
-                        'self' => true,
+                    [
+                        'attributes' => [
+                            'description' => $journal->description,
+                        ],
+                        'links'      => [
+                            0      => [],
+                            'self' => true,
+                        ],
                     ],
                 ],
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/TransactionRules/Triggers/HasAnyCategoryTest.php b/tests/Unit/TransactionRules/Triggers/HasAnyCategoryTest.php
index e8e38e08e4..79a5969938 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/TransactionRules/Triggers/HasAnyCategoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/TransactionRules/Triggers/HasAnyCategoryTest.php
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ class HasAnyCategoryTest extends TestCase
         $journal->categories()->detach();
         $this->assertEquals(0, $journal->categories()->count());
 
-        // append to transaction
+        // append to transaction, not to journal.
         foreach ($journal->transactions()->get() as $index => $transaction) {
-            $transaction->categories()->detach();
-            if (0 === $index) {
-                $transaction->categories()->save($category);
-            }
+            $transaction->categories()->sync([$category->id]);
         }
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $journal->categories()->count());
 
         $trigger = HasAnyCategory::makeFromStrings('', false);
         $result  = $trigger->triggered($journal);