diff --git a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/dashboard/admin/Preset.php b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/dashboard/admin/Preset.php
index 7dc810181..5983d9660 100644
--- a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/dashboard/admin/Preset.php
+++ b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/dashboard/admin/Preset.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Preset extends FHCAPI_Controller
 		parent::__construct([
 			'list'					=> 'dashboard/admin:r',
 			'getBatch'				=> 'dashboard/admin:r',
-			'addWidgets'			=> 'dashboard/admin:rw',
+			'addWidget'				=> 'dashboard/admin:rw',
 			'removeWidget'			=> 'dashboard/admin:rw'
 		]);
 
@@ -132,25 +132,29 @@ class Preset extends FHCAPI_Controller
 		return $this->terminateWithSuccess($result);
 	}
 
-	public function addWidgets()
+	public function addWidget()
 	{
 		$this->load->library('form_validation');
 
-		$this->form_validation->set_rules('db', 'Dashboard', 'required');
+		$this->form_validation->set_rules('dashboard', 'Dashboard', 'required');
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('funktion_kurzbz', 'Funktion', 'required');
+		$this->form_validation->set_rules('widget[widget]', 'Widget', 'required');
 
 		if (!$this->form_validation->run())
 			$this->terminateWithValidationErrors($this->form_validation->error_array());
 
-		$dashboard_kurzbz = $this->input->post('db');
+		$dashboard_kurzbz = $this->input->post('dashboard');
 		$funktion_kurzbz = $this->input->post('funktion_kurzbz');
-		$widgets = $this->input->post('widgets') ?: [];
+		$widget = $this->input->post('widget');
+
+		if (!isset($widget['widgetid']))
+			$widget['widgetid'] = $this->dashboardlib->generateWidgetId($dashboard_kurzbz);
 
 		$preset = $this->dashboardlib->getPresetOrCreateEmptyPreset($dashboard_kurzbz, $funktion_kurzbz);
 
 		$preset_decoded = json_decode($preset->preset, true);
 		
-		$this->dashboardlib->addWidgetsToWidgets($preset_decoded, $dashboard_kurzbz, $funktion_kurzbz, $widgets);
+		$this->dashboardlib->addWidgetsToWidgets($preset_decoded, $dashboard_kurzbz, $funktion_kurzbz, [$widget]);
 
 		$preset->preset = json_encode($preset_decoded);
 
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ class Preset extends FHCAPI_Controller
 
 		$this->getDataOrTerminateWithError($result);
 
-		$this->terminateWithSuccess($preset_decoded);
+		$this->terminateWithSuccess($widget['widgetid']);
 	}
 
 	public function removeWidget()
diff --git a/public/js/api/factory/dashboard/dashboardAdmin.js b/public/js/api/factory/dashboard/dashboardAdmin.js
index f734dae64..f685df485 100644
--- a/public/js/api/factory/dashboard/dashboardAdmin.js
+++ b/public/js/api/factory/dashboard/dashboardAdmin.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default {
 	addWidgetsToPreset(params) {
 		return {
 			method: 'post',
-			url: 'api/frontend/v1/dashboard/admin/preset/addWidgets',
+			url: 'api/frontend/v1/dashboard/admin/preset/addWidget',
 			params
 		};
 	},
diff --git a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js
index 518e9d20f..88584cc03 100644
--- a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js
+++ b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default {
 		widgetAdd(section_name, widget) {
 			this.$refs.widgetpicker.getWidget().then(widget_id => {
 				widget.widget = widget_id;
+				widget.id = 'loading_' + String((new Date()).valueOf());
 				delete widget.custom;
 				widget.preset = 1;
 				let loading = {...widget};
@@ -36,15 +37,15 @@ export default {
 				});
 
 				const params = {
-					db: this.dashboard,
+					dashboard: this.dashboard,
 					funktion_kurzbz: section_name,
-					widgets: [widget]
+					widget
 				};
 
 				return this.$api
 					.call(ApiDashboardAdmin.addWidgetsToPreset(params))
 					.then(result => {
-						let newId = Object.keys(result.data[section_name].widgets).pop();
+						let newId = result.data;
 						widget.id = newId;
 						widget.custom = 1;
 						this.sections.forEach(section => {
@@ -66,34 +67,29 @@ export default {
 		widgetUpdate(section_name, payload) {
 			payload = payload[section_name];
 			for (var k in payload) {
-				for (var i in this.sections) {
-					if (this.sections[i].name == section_name) {
-						for (var wid in this.sections[i].widgets) {
-							if (this.sections[i].widgets[wid].id == k) {
-								payload[k] = ObjectUtils.mergeDeep(this.sections[i].widgets[wid], payload[k]);
-								// NOTE(chris): remove internal props
-								for (var prop in {_x:1,_y:1,_w:1,_h:1,index:1,id:1})
-									if (payload[k][prop])
-										delete payload[k][prop];
-								break;
-							}
-						}
+				const section = this.sections.find(section => section.name == section_name);
+				for (var wid in section.widgets) {
+					if (section.widgets[wid].id == k) {
+						payload[k] = ObjectUtils.mergeDeep(section.widgets[wid], payload[k]);
+						// NOTE(chris): remove internal props
+						for (var prop of ['_x', '_y', '_w', '_h', 'index', 'id'])
+							if (payload[k][prop])
+								delete payload[k][prop];
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 				payload[k].widgetid = k;
 				delete payload[k].custom;
 			}
-
-			//TODO(manu) test
-			const params = {
-				db: this.dashboard,
-				funktion_kurzbz: section_name,
-				widgets: payload
-			};
-
-			return this.$api
-				.call(ApiDashboardAdmin.addWidgetsToPreset(params))
+			this.$api
+				.call(Object.entries(payload).map(([key, widget]) => [
+					key,
+					ApiDashboardAdmin.addWidgetsToPreset({
+						dashboard: this.dashboard,
+						funktion_kurzbz: section_name,
+						widget
+					})
+				]))
 				.then(result => {
 					this.sections.forEach(section => {
 						if (section.name == section_name) {
diff --git a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
index 497564fa5..e92e34f29 100644
--- a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
+++ b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ export default {
 				payload[k].widgetid = k;
 			}
 			this.$api
-				.call(Object.entries(payload).map(([key, widget]) => [key, ApiDashboardUser.addWidget(this.dashboard, widget)]))
+				.call(Object.entries(payload).map(([key, widget]) => [
+					key,
+					ApiDashboardUser.addWidget(this.dashboard, widget)
+				]))
 				.then(result => {
 					const failed = result
 						.filter(o => o.status == 'rejected')