diff --git a/app/Handlers/Events/UpdateJournalConnection.php b/app/Handlers/Events/UpdateJournalConnection.php
index 6ae95a6c9d..346a806abc 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Events/UpdateJournalConnection.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Events/UpdateJournalConnection.php
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ class UpdateJournalConnection
         // get the event connected to this journal:
         /** @var PiggyBankEvent $event */
         $event      = PiggyBankEvent::where('transaction_journal_id', $journal->id)->first();
+        if(is_null($event)) {
+            return;
+        }
         $piggyBank  = $event->piggyBank()->first();
         $repetition = $piggyBank->piggyBankRepetitions()->relevantOnDate($journal->date)->first();
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
index 3042134a18..e7bd0547bd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Http\Requests;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\PiggyBankFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\PiggyBank;
+use FireflyIII\Models\PiggyBankEvent;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\PiggyBank\PiggyBankRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
             $repetition->currentamount += $amount;
             $repetition->save();
 
+            // create event.
+            PiggyBankEvent::create(['date' => Carbon::now(), 'amount' => $amount, 'piggy_bank_id' => $piggyBank->id]);
+
             /*
              * Create event!
              */
@@ -220,6 +224,8 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
             $repetition->currentamount -= $amount;
             $repetition->save();
 
+            PiggyBankEvent::create(['date' => Carbon::now(), 'amount' => $amount * -1, 'piggy_bank_id' => $piggyBank->id]);
+
             /*
              * Create event!
              */