diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index e49e2e4b09..0acf72e1f7 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
 
         /** @var JournalUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(JournalUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser(auth()->user());
         $journal = $service->update($transaction->transactionJournal, $data);
 
         $manager = new Manager();
diff --git a/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php b/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
index 985ee14906..dd49eb5025 100644
--- a/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
+++ b/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Crypt;
 use FireflyIII\Support\CacheProperties;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Models\TransactionJournalTrait;
+use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder as EloquentBuilder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ use Watson\Validating\ValidatingTrait;
 
 /**
  * Class TransactionJournal.
+ * @property User $user
  */
 class TransactionJournal extends Model
 {
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
index 1ce51efde1..d46576e4b7 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Repositories\Journal;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
-use Exception;
-use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Factory\TransactionJournalFactory;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
@@ -585,13 +583,7 @@ class JournalRepository implements JournalRepositoryInterface
     {
         /** @var JournalUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(JournalUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser($this->user);
-
-        try {
-            $journal = $service->update($journal, $data);
-        } catch (FireflyException | Exception $e) {
-            throw new FireflyException($e->getMessage());
-        }
+        $journal = $service->update($journal, $data);
 
         return $journal;
     }
@@ -608,7 +600,6 @@ class JournalRepository implements JournalRepositoryInterface
     {
         /** @var JournalUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(JournalUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser($this->user);
 
         return $service->updateBudget($journal, $budgetId);
     }
@@ -625,7 +616,6 @@ class JournalRepository implements JournalRepositoryInterface
     {
         /** @var JournalUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(JournalUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser($this->user);
 
         return $service->updateCategory($journal, $category);
     }
@@ -642,7 +632,6 @@ class JournalRepository implements JournalRepositoryInterface
     {
         /** @var JournalUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(JournalUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser($this->user);
         $service->connectTags($journal, $tags);
 
         return $journal;
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php
index 27db718d0c..b96284ed9c 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy;
 
 use DB;
+use Exception;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use Log;
 
 /**
@@ -49,17 +51,19 @@ class AccountDestroyService
         /** @var Transaction $transaction */
         foreach ($account->transactions()->get() as $transaction) {
             Log::debug('Now at transaction #' . $transaction->id);
+            /** @var TransactionJournal $journal */
             $journal = $transaction->transactionJournal()->first();
             if (null !== $journal) {
                 Log::debug('Call for deletion of journal #' . $journal->id);
-                $journal->delete();
+                /** @var JournalDestroyService $service */
+                $service = app(JournalDestroyService::class);
+                $service->destroy($journal);
             }
         }
         try {
             $account->delete();
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            // don't care
-            Log::error($e->getMessage());
+        } catch (Exception $e) { // @codeCoverageIgnore
+            Log::error(sprintf('Could not delete account: %s',$e->getMessage())); // @codeCoverageIgnore
         }
 
         return true;
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/BillDestroyService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/BillDestroyService.php
index c9816a110d..c97fad5894 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/BillDestroyService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/BillDestroyService.php
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy;
 
 use Exception;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Bill;
-
+use Log;
 /**
+ * @codeCoverageIgnore
  * Class BillDestroyService
  */
 class BillDestroyService
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ class BillDestroyService
     {
         try {
             $bill->delete();
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            // don't care.
+        } catch (Exception $e) { // @codeCoverageIgnore
+            Log::error(sprintf('Could not delete bill: %s',$e->getMessage())); // @codeCoverageIgnore
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php
index bb1feb5a93..1dc825bf1a 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournalMeta;
 use Log;
 
 /**
+ * @codeCoverageIgnore
  * Class JournalDestroyService
  */
 class JournalDestroyService
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class JournalDestroyService
             }
             $journal->delete();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            // don't care
+            Log::error(sprintf('Could not delete bill: %s',$e->getMessage())); // @codeCoverageIgnore
         }
 
         return;
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
index 5a4dc690c2..05f07ca2e6 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Note;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
+use FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy\JournalDestroyService;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Log;
 use Validator;
@@ -66,11 +67,9 @@ trait AccountServiceTrait
         // opening balance data? update it!
         if (null !== $openingBalance) {
             Log::debug('Opening balance journal found, delete journal.');
-            try {
-                $openingBalance->delete();
-            } catch (Exception $e) {
-                Log::error(sprintf('Could not delete opening balance: %s', $e->getMessage()));
-            }
+            /** @var JournalDestroyService $service */
+            $service = app(JournalDestroyService::class);
+            $service->destroy($openingBalance);
 
             return true;
         }
@@ -277,11 +276,9 @@ trait AccountServiceTrait
         Log::debug(sprintf('Submitted amount for opening balance to update is "%s"', $amount));
         if (0 === bccomp($amount, '0')) {
             Log::notice(sprintf('Amount "%s" is zero, delete opening balance.', $amount));
-            try {
-                $journal->delete();
-            } catch (Exception $e) {
-                Log::error(sprintf('Could not delete opening balance: %s', $e->getMessage()));
-            }
+            /** @var JournalDestroyService $service */
+            $service = app(JournalDestroyService::class);
+            $service->destroy($journal);
 
 
             return true;
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
index d015c5d22b..6ad10999a8 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
     {
         /** @var BillFactory $factory */
         $factory = app(BillFactory::class);
-        $factory->setUser($this->user);
+        $factory->setUser($journal->user);
         $bill = $factory->find($data['bill_id'], $data['bill_name']);
 
         if (!is_null($bill)) {
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php
index e0c1f35427..1352e7a0d7 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class AccountUpdateService
      * @param array   $data
      *
      * @return Account
-     * @throws FireflyException
-     * @throws Exception
      */
     public function update(Account $account, array $data): Account
     {
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/BillUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/BillUpdateService.php
index 366ecfbbb3..56daa3405d 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/BillUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/BillUpdateService.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Bill;
 use FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Support\BillServiceTrait;
 
 /**
+ * @codeCoverageIgnore
  * Class BillUpdateService
  */
 class BillUpdateService
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ class BillUpdateService
     /**
      * @param Bill  $bill
      * @param array $data
+     *
+     * @return Bill
      */
     public function update(Bill $bill, array $data): Bill
     {
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php
index e5a00f3d2e..964ea59a88 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use FireflyIII\Factory\TransactionFactory;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Support\JournalServiceTrait;
-use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class to centralise code that updates a journal given the input by system.
@@ -38,24 +38,12 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 class JournalUpdateService
 {
     use JournalServiceTrait;
-    /** @var User */
-    private $user;
-
-    /**
-     * @param User $user
-     */
-    public function setUser(User $user): void
-    {
-        $this->user = $user;
-    }
 
     /**
      * @param TransactionJournal $journal
      * @param array              $data
      *
      * @return TransactionJournal
-     * @throws \FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException
-     * @throws \Exception
      */
     public function update(TransactionJournal $journal, array $data): TransactionJournal
     {
@@ -67,12 +55,14 @@ class JournalUpdateService
         // update transactions:
         /** @var TransactionUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(TransactionUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser($this->user);
+        $service->setUser($journal->user);
 
         // create transactions
         /** @var TransactionFactory $factory */
         $factory = app(TransactionFactory::class);
-        $factory->setUser($this->user);
+        $factory->setUser($journal->user);
+
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Found %d rows in array (should result in %d transactions', count($data['transactions']), count($data['transactions']) * 2));
 
         /**
          * @var int   $identifier
@@ -82,25 +72,32 @@ class JournalUpdateService
             // exists transaction(s) with this identifier? update!
             /** @var Collection $existing */
             $existing = $journal->transactions()->where('identifier', $identifier)->get();
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Found %d transactions with identifier %d', $existing->count(), $identifier));
             if ($existing->count() > 0) {
                 $existing->each(
                     function (Transaction $transaction) use ($service, $trData) {
+                        Log::debug(sprintf('Update transaction #%d (identifier %d)', $transaction->id, $trData['identifier']));
                         $service->update($transaction, $trData);
                     }
                 );
                 continue;
             }
+            Log::debug('Found none, so create a pair.');
             // otherwise, create!
             $factory->createPair($journal, $trData);
         }
         // could be that journal has more transactions than submitted (remove split)
         $transactions = $journal->transactions()->where('amount', '>', 0)->get();
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Journal #%d has %d transactions', $journal->id, $transactions->count()));
         /** @var Transaction $transaction */
         foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Now at transaction %d with identifier %d', $transaction->id, $transaction->identifier));
             if (!isset($data['transactions'][$transaction->identifier])) {
+                Log::debug('No such entry in array, delete this set of transactions.');
                 $journal->transactions()->where('identifier', $transaction->identifier)->delete();
             }
         }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('New count is %d, transactions array held %d items', $journal->transactions()->count(), count($data['transactions'])));
 
         // connect bill:
         $this->connectBill($journal, $data);
@@ -137,7 +134,7 @@ class JournalUpdateService
     {
         /** @var TransactionUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(TransactionUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser($this->user);
+        $service->setUser($journal->user);
 
         /** @var Transaction $transaction */
         foreach ($journal->transactions as $transaction) {
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ class JournalUpdateService
     {
         /** @var TransactionUpdateService $service */
         $service = app(TransactionUpdateService::class);
-        $service->setUser($this->user);
+        $service->setUser($journal->user);
 
         /** @var Transaction $transaction */
         foreach ($journal->transactions as $transaction) {