diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionRequest.php
index 374a15a801..a724caede3 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionRequest.php
@@ -447,6 +447,17 @@ class TransactionRequest extends Request
         if ($count < 2) {
             return;
         }
+
+        if (!isset($data['type'])) {
+            // the journal may exist in the request:
+            /** @var Transaction $transaction */
+            $transaction = $this->route()->parameter('transaction');
+            if (is_null($transaction)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            $data['type'] = strtolower($transaction->transactionJournal->transactionType->type);
+        }
+
         // collect all source ID's and destination ID's, if present:
         $sources      = [];
         $destinations = [];
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/JournalUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/JournalUpdateService.php
index 9254da0af8..76f50c017c 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/JournalUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/JournalUpdateService.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class JournalUpdateService
      *
      * @return TransactionJournal
      * @throws \FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException
+     * @throws \Exception
      */
     public function update(TransactionJournal $journal, array $data): TransactionJournal
     {
@@ -94,6 +95,14 @@ class JournalUpdateService
             // otherwise, create!
             $factory->createPair($journal, $trData);
         }
+        // could be that journal has more transactions than submitted (remove split)
+        $transactions = $journal->transactions()->where('amount', '>', 0)->get();
+        /** @var Transaction $transaction */
+        foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
+            if (!isset($data['transactions'][$transaction->identifier])) {
+                $journal->transactions()->where('identifier', $transaction->identifier)->delete();
+            }
+        }
 
         // connect bill:
         $this->connectBill($journal, $data);