diff --git a/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/NoPlanning.java b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/NoPlanning.java
index dd54f9ec6..3bef83aae 100644
--- a/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/NoPlanning.java
+++ b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/NoPlanning.java
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ public class NoPlanning extends PlanningPolicy {
 		DBC.PRE.assertEquals("Can not plan illegal state", State.CREATED, action.getState());
 		logger.info("Planning action " + action.getLocator());
 		action.setState(State.PLANNED);
+		tx().update(action.getRootElement());
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void unplan(Action action) {
 		DBC.PRE.assertEquals("Can not unplan illegal state", State.PLANNED, action.getState());
 		action.setState(State.CREATED);
+		tx().update(action.getRootElement());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/SimplePlanning.java b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/SimplePlanning.java
index 6b6c8254d..7199ad2d0 100644
--- a/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/SimplePlanning.java
+++ b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/execution/policy/SimplePlanning.java
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ public class SimplePlanning extends PlanningPolicy {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Can not plan illegal state " + action.getState());
 
 		logger.info("Planning action " + action.getLocator());
+		action.setState(State.PLANNING);
 
 		Resource resource = evaluateAndSetResource(action);
 		if (resource == null) {
 			logger.error("No resource evaluated, so can not plan " + action.getLocator());
+			tx().update(action.getRootElement());
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public class SimplePlanning extends PlanningPolicy {
 		}
 
 		action.setState(State.PLANNED);
+		tx().update(action.getRootElement());
 	}
 
 	/**