diff --git a/cookbook/tests/test_views.py b/cookbook/tests/test_views.py
index 664249f2..84bb0260 100644
--- a/cookbook/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/cookbook/tests/test_views.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.test import TestCase, Client
 from django.urls import reverse
 
+from cookbook.models import Recipe, RecipeIngredients
+
 
 class TestViews(TestCase):
 
@@ -43,3 +45,28 @@ class TestViews(TestCase):
 
         r = self.anonymous_client.get(url)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 302)
+
+    def test_internal_recipe_update(self):
+        recipe = Recipe.objects.create(
+            name='Test',
+            created_by=auth.get_user(self.client)
+        )
+
+        url = reverse('edit_internal_recipe', args=[recipe.pk])
+
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
+
+        r = self.anonymous_client.get(url)
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 302)
+
+        r = self.client.post(url, {'name': 'Changed', 'working_time': 15, 'waiting_time': 15, 'ingredients': '[]'})
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
+
+        recipe = Recipe.objects.get(pk=recipe.pk)
+        self.assertEqual('Changed', recipe.name)
+
+        r = self.client.post(url,
+                             {'name': 'Changed', 'working_time': 15, 'waiting_time': 15, 'ingredients': '[{"name":"Tomato","unit__name":"g","amount":100,"delete":false},{"name":"Egg","unit__name":"Piece","amount":2,"delete":false}]'})
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(2, RecipeIngredients.objects.filter(recipe=recipe).count())
diff --git a/cookbook/views/edit.py b/cookbook/views/edit.py
index 602e9c42..97f9b47c 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/edit.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/edit.py
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ def convert_recipe(request, pk):
 @login_required
 def internal_recipe_update(request, pk):
     recipe_instance = get_object_or_404(Recipe, pk=pk)
+    status = 200
 
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = InternalRecipeForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
+        form.instance = recipe_instance
+
         if form.is_valid():
             recipe = recipe_instance
             recipe.name = form.cleaned_data['name']
@@ -95,9 +98,9 @@ def internal_recipe_update(request, pk):
             recipe.keywords.set(form.cleaned_data['keywords'])
 
             messages.add_message(request, messages.SUCCESS, _('Recipe saved!'))
-            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('edit_internal_recipe', args=[pk]))
         else:
-            messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, _('There was an error importing this recipe!'))
+            messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, _('There was an error saving this recipe!'))
+            status = 403
     else:
         form = InternalRecipeForm(instance=recipe_instance)
 
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ def internal_recipe_update(request, pk):
 
     return render(request, 'forms/edit_internal_recipe.html',
                   {'form': form, 'ingredients': json.dumps(list(ingredients)),
-                   'view_url': reverse('view_recipe', args=[pk])})
+                   'view_url': reverse('view_recipe', args=[pk])}, status=status)
 
 
 class SyncUpdate(LoginRequiredMixin, UpdateView):