diff --git a/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php b/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php
index 010f28f89d..d4af9fc8a4 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Helpers\Report;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collection\Budget as BudgetCollection;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collection\BudgetLine;
-use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\JournalCollectorInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
 use FireflyIII\Models\LimitRepetition;
-use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
@@ -54,66 +52,8 @@ class BudgetReportHelper implements BudgetReportHelperInterface
     public function getBudgetPeriodReport(Carbon $start, Carbon $end, Collection $accounts): array
     {
         $budgets = $this->repository->getBudgets();
-        /** @var JournalCollectorInterface $collector */
-        $collector = app(JournalCollectorInterface::class);
-        $collector->setAllAssetAccounts()->setRange($start, $end);
-        $collector->setBudgets($budgets);
-        $transactions = $collector->getJournals();
-
-        // this is the date format we need:
-        // define period to group on:
-        $carbonFormat = 'Y-m-d';
-        // monthly report (for year)
-        if ($start->diffInMonths($end) > 1) {
-            $carbonFormat = 'Y-m';
-        }
-
-        // yearly report (for multi year)
-        if ($start->diffInMonths($end) > 12) {
-            $carbonFormat = 'Y';
-        }
-
-        // this is the set of transactions for this period
-        // in these budgets. Now they must be grouped (manually)
-        // id, period => amount
-        $data = [];
-        foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
-            $budgetId = max(intval($transaction->transaction_journal_budget_id), intval($transaction->transaction_budget_id));
-            $date     = $transaction->date->format($carbonFormat);
-
-            if (!isset($data[$budgetId])) {
-                $data[$budgetId]['name']    = $this->getBudgetName($budgetId, $budgets);
-                $data[$budgetId]['sum']     = '0';
-                $data[$budgetId]['entries'] = [];
-            }
-
-            if (!isset($data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date])) {
-                $data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date] = '0';
-            }
-            $data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date] = bcadd($data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date], $transaction->transaction_amount);
-        }
-        // and now the same for stuff without a budget:
-        /** @var JournalCollectorInterface $collector */
-        $collector = app(JournalCollectorInterface::class);
-        $collector->setAllAssetAccounts()->setRange($start, $end);
-        $collector->setTypes([TransactionType::WITHDRAWAL]);
-        $collector->withoutBudget();
-        $transactions = $collector->getJournals();
-
-        $data[0]['entries'] = [];
-        $data[0]['name']    = strval(trans('firefly.no_budget'));
-        $data[0]['sum']     = '0';
-
-        foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
-            $date = $transaction->date->format($carbonFormat);
-
-            if (!isset($data[0]['entries'][$date])) {
-                $data[0]['entries'][$date] = '0';
-            }
-            $data[0]['entries'][$date] = bcadd($data[0]['entries'][$date], $transaction->transaction_amount);
-        }
-
-        $data = $this->filterBudgetPeriodReport($data);
+        $report  = $this->repository->getBudgetPeriodReport($budgets, $accounts, $start, $end);
+        $data    = $this->filterBudgetPeriodReport($report);
 
         return $data;
     }
@@ -249,26 +189,4 @@ class BudgetReportHelper implements BudgetReportHelperInterface
 
         return $data;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @param int        $budgetId
-     * @param Collection $budgets
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function getBudgetName(int $budgetId, Collection $budgets): string
-    {
-
-        $first = $budgets->filter(
-            function (Budget $budget) use ($budgetId) {
-                return $budgetId === $budget->id;
-            }
-        );
-        if (!is_null($first->first())) {
-            return $first->first()->name;
-        }
-
-        return '(unknown)';
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
index 4ceb55d805..62ccd43752 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
@@ -207,13 +207,12 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
         $cache->addProperty('budget');
         $cache->addProperty('period');
         if ($cache->has()) {
-            return Response::json($cache->get());
+            // return Response::json($cache->get());
         }
 
         // the expenses:
         $periods  = Navigation::listOfPeriods($start, $end);
-        $result   = $repository->getBudgetPeriodReport(new Collection([$budget]), $accounts, $start, $end);
-        $entries  = $repository->filterAmounts($result, $budget->id, $periods);
+        $entries  = $repository->getBudgetPeriodReport(new Collection([$budget]), $accounts, $start, $end);
         $budgeted = [];
 
         // the budget limits:
@@ -229,6 +228,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
             $key   = 'Y';
         }
 
+        // get budgeted:
         $repetitions = $repository->getAllBudgetLimitRepetitions($start, $end);
         $current     = clone $start;
         while ($current < $end) {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
         foreach (array_keys($periods) as $period) {
             $nice          = $periods[$period];
             $result[$nice] = [
-                'spent'    => isset($entries[$period]) ? $entries[$period] : '0',
+                'spent'    => isset($entries[$budget->id]['entries'][$period]) ? $entries[$budget->id]['entries'][$period] : '0',
                 'budgeted' => isset($entries[$period]) ? $budgeted[$period] : 0,
             ];
         }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    private function spentInPeriodWithout(Carbon $start, Carbon $end):array
+    private function spentInPeriodWithout(Carbon $start, Carbon $end): array
     {
         // collector
         $collector = new JournalCollector(auth()->user());
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepository.php
index 62a9add9c1..2ee801dfc3 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepository.php
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ declare(strict_types = 1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
-use DB;
 use FireflyIII\Events\StoredBudgetLimit;
 use FireflyIII\Events\UpdatedBudgetLimit;
+use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\JournalCollectorInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
 use FireflyIII\Models\BudgetLimit;
 use FireflyIII\Models\LimitRepetition;
@@ -221,59 +221,70 @@ class BudgetRepository implements BudgetRepositoryInterface
      * @param Carbon     $start
      * @param Carbon     $end
      *
-     * @return Collection
+     * @return array
      */
-    public function getBudgetPeriodReport(Collection $budgets, Collection $accounts, Carbon $start, Carbon $end): Collection
+    public function getBudgetPeriodReport(Collection $budgets, Collection $accounts, Carbon $start, Carbon $end): array
     {
-        // get account ID's.
-        $accountIds = $accounts->pluck('id')->toArray();
-
-        // get budget ID's.
-        $budgetIds = $budgets->pluck('id')->toArray();
+        /** @var JournalCollectorInterface $collector */
+        $collector = app(JournalCollectorInterface::class);
+        $collector->setAllAssetAccounts()->setRange($start, $end);
+        $collector->setBudgets($budgets);
+        $transactions = $collector->getJournals();
 
+        // this is the date format we need:
         // define period to group on:
-        $sqlDateFormat = '%Y-%m-%d';
+        $carbonFormat = 'Y-m-d';
         // monthly report (for year)
         if ($start->diffInMonths($end) > 1) {
-            $sqlDateFormat = '%Y-%m';
+            $carbonFormat = 'Y-m';
         }
 
         // yearly report (for multi year)
         if ($start->diffInMonths($end) > 12) {
-            $sqlDateFormat = '%Y';
+            $carbonFormat = 'Y';
         }
 
-        // build query.
-        $query = TransactionJournal
-            ::leftJoin('budget_transaction_journal', 'budget_transaction_journal.transaction_journal_id', '=', 'transaction_journals.id')
-            ->leftJoin('transaction_types', 'transaction_types.id', '=', 'transaction_journals.transaction_type_id')
-            ->leftJoin(
-                'transactions', function (JoinClause $join) {
-                $join->on('transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')->where('transactions.amount', '<', 0);
+        // this is the set of transactions for this period
+        // in these budgets. Now they must be grouped (manually)
+        // id, period => amount
+        $data = [];
+        foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
+            $budgetId = max(intval($transaction->transaction_journal_budget_id), intval($transaction->transaction_budget_id));
+            $date     = $transaction->date->format($carbonFormat);
+
+            if (!isset($data[$budgetId])) {
+                $data[$budgetId]['name']    = $this->getBudgetName($budgetId, $budgets);
+                $data[$budgetId]['sum']     = '0';
+                $data[$budgetId]['entries'] = [];
             }
-            )
-            ->whereNull('transaction_journals.deleted_at')
-            ->whereNull('transactions.deleted_at')
-            ->where('transaction_types.type', 'Withdrawal')
-            ->where('transaction_journals.user_id', auth()->user()->id);
 
-        if (count($accountIds) > 0) {
-            $query->whereIn('transactions.account_id', $accountIds);
+            if (!isset($data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date])) {
+                $data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date] = '0';
+            }
+            $data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date] = bcadd($data[$budgetId]['entries'][$date], $transaction->transaction_amount);
+        }
+        // and now the same for stuff without a budget:
+        /** @var JournalCollectorInterface $collector */
+        $collector = app(JournalCollectorInterface::class);
+        $collector->setAllAssetAccounts()->setRange($start, $end);
+        $collector->setTypes([TransactionType::WITHDRAWAL]);
+        $collector->withoutBudget();
+        $transactions = $collector->getJournals();
+
+        $data[0]['entries'] = [];
+        $data[0]['name']    = strval(trans('firefly.no_budget'));
+        $data[0]['sum']     = '0';
+
+        foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
+            $date = $transaction->date->format($carbonFormat);
+
+            if (!isset($data[0]['entries'][$date])) {
+                $data[0]['entries'][$date] = '0';
+            }
+            $data[0]['entries'][$date] = bcadd($data[0]['entries'][$date], $transaction->transaction_amount);
         }
 
-        if (count($budgetIds) > 0) {
-            $query->whereIn('budget_transaction_journal.budget_id', $budgetIds);
-        }
-
-        $query->groupBy(['budget_transaction_journal.budget_id', 'period_marker']);
-
-        return $query->get(
-            [
-                'budget_transaction_journal.budget_id',
-                DB::raw(sprintf('DATE_FORMAT(transaction_journals.date,"%s") AS period_marker', $sqlDateFormat)),
-                DB::raw('SUM(transactions.amount) as sum_of_period'),
-            ]
-        );
+        return $data;
 
     }
 
@@ -319,7 +330,7 @@ class BudgetRepository implements BudgetRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    public function spentInPeriod(Collection $budgets, Collection $accounts, Carbon $start, Carbon $end) : string
+    public function spentInPeriod(Collection $budgets, Collection $accounts, Carbon $start, Carbon $end): string
     {
         // collect amount of transaction journals, which is easy:
         $budgetIds  = $budgets->pluck('id')->toArray();
@@ -504,7 +515,7 @@ class BudgetRepository implements BudgetRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @return BudgetLimit
      */
-    public function updateLimitAmount(Budget $budget, Carbon $start, Carbon $end, string $range, int $amount) : BudgetLimit
+    public function updateLimitAmount(Budget $budget, Carbon $start, Carbon $end, string $range, int $amount): BudgetLimit
     {
         // there might be a budget limit for this startdate:
         $repeatFreq = config('firefly.range_to_repeat_freq.' . $range);
@@ -547,4 +558,25 @@ class BudgetRepository implements BudgetRepositoryInterface
 
         return $limit;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param int        $budgetId
+     * @param Collection $budgets
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function getBudgetName(int $budgetId, Collection $budgets): string
+    {
+
+        $first = $budgets->filter(
+            function (Budget $budget) use ($budgetId) {
+                return $budgetId === $budget->id;
+            }
+        );
+        if (!is_null($first->first())) {
+            return $first->first()->name;
+        }
+
+        return '(unknown)';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepositoryInterface.php
index fcc74eac31..c346debdac 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Budget/BudgetRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -91,19 +91,16 @@ interface BudgetRepositoryInterface
     public function getAllBudgetLimitRepetitions(Carbon $start, Carbon $end): Collection;
 
     /**
-     * This method is being used to generate the budget overview in the year/multi-year report. More specifically, this
-     * method runs the query and returns the result that is used for this report.
-     *
-     * The query is used in both the year/multi-year budget overview AND in the accompanying chart.
      *
+     * todo always collects without budget info
      * @param Collection $budgets
      * @param Collection $accounts
      * @param Carbon     $start
      * @param Carbon     $end
      *
-     * @return Collection
+     * @return array
      */
-    public function getBudgetPeriodReport(Collection $budgets, Collection $accounts, Carbon $start, Carbon $end): Collection;
+    public function getBudgetPeriodReport(Collection $budgets, Collection $accounts, Carbon $start, Carbon $end): array;
 
     /**
      * @return Collection