diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/RuleGroupController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/RuleGroupController.php
index d0d9a8d07c..f36bfebb3a 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/RuleGroupController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/RuleGroupController.php
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class RuleGroupController extends Controller
 
     /**
      * Update a rule group.
+     * TODO update order of rule group
      *
      * @param RuleGroupRequest $request
      * @param RuleGroup        $ruleGroup
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/RuleGroupRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/RuleGroupRequest.php
index 313cdd73f3..14d754f03c 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/RuleGroupRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/RuleGroupRequest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleGroup;
+use FireflyIII\Rules\IsBoolean;
 
 
 /**
@@ -50,10 +51,18 @@ class RuleGroupRequest extends Request
      */
     public function getAll(): array
     {
+        if (null === $this->get('active')) {
+            $active = true;
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $this->get('active')) {
+            $active = $this->boolean('active');
+        }
+
         return [
             'title'       => $this->string('title'),
             'description' => $this->string('description'),
-            'active'      => $this->boolean('active'),
+            'active'      => $active,
         ];
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +76,7 @@ class RuleGroupRequest extends Request
         $rules = [
             'title'       => 'required|between:1,100|uniqueObjectForUser:rule_groups,title',
             'description' => 'between:1,5000|nullable',
-            'active'      => 'required|boolean',
+            'active'      => [new IsBoolean],
         ];
         switch ($this->method()) {
             default:
diff --git a/app/Repositories/RuleGroup/RuleGroupRepository.php b/app/Repositories/RuleGroup/RuleGroupRepository.php
index 68dccf9faf..c257af8385 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/RuleGroup/RuleGroupRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/RuleGroup/RuleGroupRepository.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class RuleGroupRepository implements RuleGroupRepositoryInterface
                 'title'       => $data['title'],
                 'description' => $data['description'],
                 'order'       => $order + 1,
-                'active'      => 1,
+                'active'      => $data['active'],
             ]
         );
         $newRuleGroup->save();
diff --git a/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php
index bc7060cee7..b1480e19fc 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/RuleGroupTransformer.php
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Transformers;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleGroup;
-use League\Fractal\Resource\Collection as FractalCollection;
-use League\Fractal\Resource\Item;
 use League\Fractal\TransformerAbstract;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 
@@ -34,19 +32,6 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
  */
 class RuleGroupTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
 {
-    /**
-     * List of resources possible to include
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $availableIncludes = ['user'];
-    /**
-     * List of resources to automatically include
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $defaultIncludes = ['user'];
-
     /** @var ParameterBag */
     protected $parameters;
 
@@ -62,29 +47,6 @@ class RuleGroupTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
         $this->parameters = $parameters;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param RuleGroup $ruleGroup
-     *
-     * @return FractalCollection
-     */
-    public function includeRules(RuleGroup $ruleGroup): FractalCollection
-    {
-        return $this->collection($ruleGroup->rules, new RuleTransformer($this->parameters), 'rules');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Include the user.
-     *
-     * @param RuleGroup $ruleGroup
-     *
-     * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     * @return Item
-     */
-    public function includeUser(RuleGroup $ruleGroup): Item
-    {
-        return $this->item($ruleGroup->user, new UserTransformer($this->parameters), 'users');
-    }
-
     /**
      * Transform the rule group
      *
@@ -95,14 +57,14 @@ class RuleGroupTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
     public function transform(RuleGroup $ruleGroup): array
     {
         $data = [
-            'id'         => (int)$ruleGroup->id,
-            'updated_at' => $ruleGroup->updated_at->toAtomString(),
-            'created_at' => $ruleGroup->created_at->toAtomString(),
-            'title'      => $ruleGroup->title,
-            'text'       => $ruleGroup->text,
-            'order'      => $ruleGroup->order,
-            'active'     => $ruleGroup->active,
-            'links'      => [
+            'id'          => (int)$ruleGroup->id,
+            'updated_at'  => $ruleGroup->updated_at->toAtomString(),
+            'created_at'  => $ruleGroup->created_at->toAtomString(),
+            'title'       => $ruleGroup->title,
+            'description' => $ruleGroup->description,
+            'order'       => $ruleGroup->order,
+            'active'      => $ruleGroup->active,
+            'links'       => [
                 [
                     'rel' => 'self',
                     'uri' => '/rule_groups/' . $ruleGroup->id,