diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue b/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue
index bb66c23fb7..68041bb4db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           v-on:set-time="storeTime($event)"
           v-on:set-custom-date="storeField($event)"
           v-on:set-budget="storeField($event)"
-          v-on:set-category="storeCategory(index, $event)"
+          v-on:set-category="storeField($event)"
           v-on:set-bill="storeBill(index, $event)"
           v-on:set-tags="storeTags(index, $event)"
           v-on:set-piggy-bank="storePiggyBank(index, $event)"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionCategory.vue b/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionCategory.vue
index 58edd955eb..76e1314080 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionCategory.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionCategory.vue
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default {
   },
   watch: {
     category: function (value) {
-      this.$emit('set-category', value);
+      this.$emit('set-category', {field: 'category', index: this.index, value: value});
     }
   },
   computed: {