diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Transaction/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Transaction/UpdateRequest.php
index 54bc859473..9cbe848241 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Transaction/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Transaction/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
     private array $dateFields;
     private array $integerFields;
     private array $stringFields;
+    private array $floatFields;
     private array $textareaFields;
 
     /**
@@ -84,12 +85,15 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             'notes',
         ];
 
-        $this->convertStringFields  = [
+        $this->floatFields = [
+            'amount',
+            'foreign_amount',
+        ];
+
+        $this->stringFields  = [
             'type',
             'currency_code',
             'foreign_currency_code',
-            'amount',
-            'foreign_amount',
             'description',
             'source_name',
             'source_iban',
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             $current  = $this->getDateData($current, $transaction);
             $current  = $this->getBooleanData($current, $transaction);
             $current  = $this->getArrayData($current, $transaction);
+            $current  = $this->getFloatData($current, $transaction);
             $return[] = $current;
         }
 
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
      */
     private function getStringData(array $current, array $transaction): array
     {
-        foreach ($this->convertStringFields as $fieldName) {
+        foreach ($this->stringFields as $fieldName) {
             if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
                 $current[$fieldName] = $this->clearString((string) $transaction[$fieldName], false);
             }
@@ -389,4 +394,27 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             }
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $current
+     * @param array $transaction
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getFloatData(array $current, array $transaction): array
+    {
+        foreach ($this->floatFields as $fieldName) {
+            if (array_key_exists($fieldName, $transaction)) {
+                $value = $transaction[$fieldName];
+                if (is_float($value)) {
+                    // TODO this effectively limits the max number of decimals in currencies to 14.
+                    $current[$fieldName] = sprintf('%.14f', $value);
+                }
+                if (!is_float($value)) {
+                    $current[$fieldName] = (string) $value;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $current;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/RecurrenceFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/RecurrenceFormRequest.php
index e2bf43d001..41e5c010ab 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/RecurrenceFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/RecurrenceFormRequest.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class RecurrenceFormRequest extends FormRequest
         ];
 
         // fill in foreign currency data
-        if (null !== $this->float('foreign_amount')) {
+        if (null !== $this->convertFloat('foreign_amount')) {
             $return['transactions'][0]['foreign_amount']      = $this->convertString('foreign_amount');
             $return['transactions'][0]['foreign_currency_id'] = $this->convertInteger('foreign_currency_id');
         }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class RecurrenceFormRequest extends FormRequest
             $rules['repetitions'] = 'required|numeric|between:0,254';
         }
         // if foreign amount, currency must be  different.
-        if (null !== $this->float('foreign_amount')) {
+        if (null !== $this->convertFloat('foreign_amount')) {
             $rules['foreign_currency_id'] = 'exists:transaction_currencies,id|different:transaction_currency_id';
         }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class RecurrenceFormRequest extends FormRequest
             $rules['repeat_until'] = 'required|date|after:' . $tomorrow->format('Y-m-d');
         }
 
-        // switchc on type to expand rules for source and destination accounts:
+        // switch on type to expand rules for source and destination accounts:
         switch ($this->convertString('transaction_type')) {
             case strtolower(TransactionType::WITHDRAWAL):
                 $rules['source_id']        = 'required|exists:accounts,id|belongsToUser:accounts';
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
index f9907647f5..24777d11e1 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
         if ('' === $amount) {
             throw new FireflyException(sprintf('The amount cannot be an empty string: "%s"', $amount));
         }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in getAmount("%s")', $amount));
         if (0 === bccomp('0', $amount)) {
             throw new FireflyException(sprintf('The amount seems to be zero: "%s"', $amount));
         }
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php
index c97f6daf78..9a7e1151d2 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class GroupUpdateService
      */
     public function update(TransactionGroup $transactionGroup, array $data): TransactionGroup
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s', __METHOD__));
         Log::debug('Now in group update service', $data);
         /** @var array $transactions */
         $transactions = $data['transactions'] ?? [];
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class GroupUpdateService
      */
     private function updateTransactionJournal(TransactionGroup $transactionGroup, TransactionJournal $journal, array $data): void
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s', __METHOD__));
         if (empty($data)) {
             return;
         }
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ class GroupUpdateService
      */
     private function updateTransactions(TransactionGroup $transactionGroup, array $transactions): array
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s', __METHOD__));
         // updated or created transaction journals:
         $updated = [];
         /**
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php
index 61ed19b2f2..adb6525aaa 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/JournalUpdateService.php
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class JournalUpdateService
      */
     public function update(): void
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s', __METHOD__));
         Log::debug(sprintf('Now in JournalUpdateService for journal #%d.', $this->transactionJournal->id));
 
         if ($this->removeReconciliation()) {
@@ -690,11 +691,13 @@ class JournalUpdateService
      */
     private function updateAmount(): void
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s', __METHOD__));
         if (!$this->hasFields(['amount'])) {
             return;
         }
 
         $value = $this->data['amount'] ?? '';
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Amount is now "%s"', $value));
         try {
             $amount = $this->getAmount($value);
         } catch (FireflyException $e) {
diff --git a/app/Support/Request/ConvertsDataTypes.php b/app/Support/Request/ConvertsDataTypes.php
index cc0d51b459..d01a141854 100644
--- a/app/Support/Request/ConvertsDataTypes.php
+++ b/app/Support/Request/ConvertsDataTypes.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ trait ConvertsDataTypes
      *
      * @return float|null
      */
-    protected function float(string $field): ?float
+    protected function convertFloat(string $field): ?float
     {
         $res = $this->get($field);
         if (null === $res) {