diff --git a/models/list_items_create_update.go b/models/list_items_create_update.go
index da5012929..07a0e9724 100644
--- a/models/list_items_create_update.go
+++ b/models/list_items_create_update.go
@@ -1,64 +1,42 @@
 package models
 
-// CreateOrUpdateListItem adds or updates a todo item to a list
-func CreateOrUpdateListItem(item *ListItem) (newItem *ListItem, err error) {
-
-	// Check if the list exists
-	_, err = GetListByID(item.ListID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Check if the user exists
-	item.CreatedBy, _, err = GetUserByID(item.CreatedBy.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	item.CreatedByID = item.CreatedBy.ID
-
-	if item.ID != 0 {
-		_, err = x.ID(item.ID).Update(item)
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-	} else {
-		// Check if we have at least a text
-		if item.Text == "" {
-			return newItem, ErrListItemCannotBeEmpty{}
-		}
-
-		_, err = x.Insert(item)
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Get the new/updated item
-	finalItem, err := GetListItemByID(item.ID)
-
-	return &finalItem, err
-}
-
 // Create is the implementation to create a list item
 func (i *ListItem) Create(doer *User, lID int64) (err error) {
 	i.ListID = lID
+	i.ID = 0
 
+	return createOrUpdateListItem(i, doer, lID)
+}
+
+// Update updates a list item
+func (i *ListItem) Update(ID int64, doer *User) (err error) {
+	i.ID = ID
+
+	// Get the full item
+	fullItem, err := GetListItemByID(ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return createOrUpdateListItem(i, doer, fullItem.ListID)
+}
+
+// Helper function for creation or updating of new lists as both methods share most of their logic
+func createOrUpdateListItem(i *ListItem, doer *User, lID int64) (err error) {
 	// Check rights
 	user, _, err := GetUserByID(doer.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	i.CreatedBy = user // Needed because we return the full item object
-	i.CreatedByID = user.ID
 
 	// Get the list to check if the user has the right to write to that list
-	list, err := GetListByID(lID)
+	list, err := GetListByID(lID) // TODO: Get the list with one query by item ID
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if !list.CanWrite(&user) {
-		return ErrNeedToBeListWriter{ListID: lID, UserID: user.ID}
+		return ErrNeedToBeListWriter{ListID: i.ListID, UserID: user.ID}
 	}
 
 	// Check if we have at least a text
@@ -66,9 +44,13 @@ func (i *ListItem) Create(doer *User, lID int64) (err error) {
 		return ErrListItemCannotBeEmpty{}
 	}
 
-	_, err = x.Insert(i)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+	// Do the update
+	if i.ID != 0 {
+		_, err = x.ID(i.ID).Update(i)
+	} else {
+		i.CreatedByID = user.ID
+		i.CreatedBy = user
+		_, err = x.Insert(i)
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/routes/api/v1/list_item_add_update.go b/routes/api/v1/list_item_add_update.go
index 1f3e9d7c0..93d353775 100644
--- a/routes/api/v1/list_item_add_update.go
+++ b/routes/api/v1/list_item_add_update.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
-	"git.kolaente.de/konrad/list/models"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
 // AddListItem ...
@@ -34,17 +32,7 @@ func AddListItem(c echo.Context) error {
 	//   "500":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/Message"
 
-	// TODO: return 403 if you dont have the right to add an item to that list
-
-	// Get the list ID
-	id := c.Param("id")
-	// Make int
-	listID, err := strconv.ParseInt(id, 10, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Invalid ID."})
-	}
-
-	return updateOrCreateListItemHelper(listID, 0, c)
+	return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotImplemented)
 }
 
 // UpdateListItem ...
@@ -74,57 +62,5 @@ func UpdateListItem(c echo.Context) error {
 	//   "500":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/Message"
 
-	// Get the item ID
-	id := c.Param("id")
-	// Make int
-	itemID, err := strconv.ParseInt(id, 10, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Invalid ID."})
-	}
-
-	return updateOrCreateListItemHelper(0, itemID, c)
-}
-
-func updateOrCreateListItemHelper(listID, itemID int64, c echo.Context) error {
-
-	// Get the list item
-	var listItem *models.ListItem
-
-	if err := c.Bind(&listItem); err != nil {
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"No list model provided."})
-	}
-
-	// Creating
-	if listID != 0 {
-		listItem.ListID = listID
-
-		// Set the user
-		user, err := models.GetCurrentUser(c)
-		if err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"An error occured."})
-		}
-		listItem.CreatedBy = user
-	}
-
-	// Updating
-	if itemID != 0 {
-		listItem.ID = itemID
-	}
-
-	finalItem, err := models.CreateOrUpdateListItem(listItem)
-	if err != nil {
-		if models.IsErrListDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"The list does not exist."})
-		}
-		if models.IsErrListItemCannotBeEmpty(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"You must provide at least a list item text."})
-		}
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"The user does not exist."})
-		}
-
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"An error occured."})
-	}
-
-	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, finalItem)
-}
+	return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotImplemented)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/crud/update.go b/routes/crud/update.go
index b43673ba0..8c31fc837 100644
--- a/routes/crud/update.go
+++ b/routes/crud/update.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"git.kolaente.de/konrad/list/models"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 // UpdateWeb is the webhandler to update an object
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) UpdateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	// Do the update
 	err = c.CObject.Update(id, &currentUser)
 	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
 		if models.IsErrNeedToBeListAdmin(err) {
 			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusForbidden, "You need to be list admin to do that.")
 		}
diff --git a/routes/routes.go b/routes/routes.go
index e78dbf41a..5d623205e 100644
--- a/routes/routes.go
+++ b/routes/routes.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(e *echo.Echo) {
 	}
 	a.PUT("/lists/:id", itemHandler.CreateWeb)
 	a.DELETE("/item/:id", apiv1.DeleteListItemByIDtemByID)
-	a.POST("/item/:id", apiv1.UpdateListItem)
+	a.POST("/item/:id", itemHandler.UpdateWeb)
 
 	a.GET("/namespaces", apiv1.GetAllNamespacesByCurrentUser)
 	a.PUT("/namespaces", apiv1.AddNamespace)