diff --git a/module-apps/application-messages/ApplicationMessages.cpp b/module-apps/application-messages/ApplicationMessages.cpp
index 6d01bd24e..8340aebdc 100644
--- a/module-apps/application-messages/ApplicationMessages.cpp
+++ b/module-apps/application-messages/ApplicationMessages.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace app
         // update date sent - it will display an old, failed sms at the the bottom, but this is correct
         auto time         = utils::time::Timestamp();
         resendRecord.date = time.getTime();
-        return DBServiceAPI::SMSUpdate(this, resendRecord) != DB_ID_NONE;
+        return DBServiceAPI::SMSUpdate(this, resendRecord);
     }
 
     bool ApplicationMessages::handleSendSmsFromThread(const utils::PhoneNumber::View &number, const UTF8 &body)
diff --git a/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.cpp b/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.cpp
index 9234976c1..d32ab813d 100644
--- a/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.cpp
+++ b/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.cpp
@@ -7,16 +7,10 @@
 #include <optional>
 
 SMSRecord::SMSRecord(const SMSTableRow &w, const utils::PhoneNumber::View &num)
+    : date(w.date), dateSent(w.dateSent), errorCode(w.errorCode), body(w.body), type(w.type), threadID(w.threadID),
+      contactID(w.contactID), number(num)
 {
-    ID        = w.ID;
-    date      = w.date;
-    dateSent  = w.dateSent;
-    errorCode = w.errorCode;
-    number    = num;
-    body      = w.body;
-    type      = w.type;
-    threadID  = w.threadID;
-    contactID = w.contactID;
+    this->ID = w.ID;
 }
 
 SMSRecordInterface::SMSRecordInterface(SmsDB *smsDb, ContactsDB *contactsDb) : smsDB(smsDb), contactsDB(contactsDb)
@@ -158,21 +152,22 @@ std::unique_ptr<std::vector<SMSRecord>> SMSRecordInterface::GetLimitOffset(uint3
     return records;
 }
 
-bool SMSRecordInterface::Update(const SMSRecord &rec)
+bool SMSRecordInterface::Update(const SMSRecord &recUpdated)
 {
-    auto sms = smsDB->sms.getById(rec.ID);
-    if (!sms.isValid()) {
+
+    auto recCurrent = GetByID(recUpdated.ID);
+    if (!recCurrent.isValid()) { // if updating non-existent entry
         return false;
     }
 
-    return smsDB->sms.update(SMSTableRow{{.ID = rec.ID},
-                                         .threadID  = sms.threadID,
-                                         .contactID = sms.contactID,
-                                         .date      = rec.date,
-                                         .dateSent  = rec.dateSent,
-                                         .errorCode = rec.errorCode,
-                                         .body      = rec.body,
-                                         .type      = rec.type});
+    return smsDB->sms.update(SMSTableRow{{.ID = recUpdated.ID},
+                                         .threadID  = recCurrent.threadID,
+                                         .contactID = recCurrent.contactID,
+                                         .date      = recUpdated.date,
+                                         .dateSent  = recUpdated.dateSent,
+                                         .errorCode = recUpdated.errorCode,
+                                         .body      = recUpdated.body,
+                                         .type      = recUpdated.type});
 }
 
 bool SMSRecordInterface::RemoveByID(uint32_t id)
diff --git a/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.hpp b/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.hpp
index baf9990e2..1df407f7e 100644
--- a/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.hpp
+++ b/module-db/Interface/SMSRecord.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class SMSRecordInterface : public RecordInterface<SMSRecord, SMSRecordField>
     bool Add(const SMSRecord &rec) override final;
     bool RemoveByID(uint32_t id) override final;
     bool RemoveByField(SMSRecordField field, const char *str) override final;
-    bool Update(const SMSRecord &rec) override final;
+    bool Update(const SMSRecord &recUpdated) override final;
     SMSRecord GetByID(uint32_t id) override final;
 
     uint32_t GetCount() override final;
diff --git a/module-db/Interface/ThreadRecord.hpp b/module-db/Interface/ThreadRecord.hpp
index 4fd4b7c22..90aa9a8f0 100644
--- a/module-db/Interface/ThreadRecord.hpp
+++ b/module-db/Interface/ThreadRecord.hpp
@@ -16,19 +16,15 @@ struct ThreadRecord : Record
     uint32_t msgCount       = 0;
     uint32_t unreadMsgCount = 0;
     UTF8 snippet;
-    SMSType type            = SMSType::UNKNOWN;
-    uint32_t contactID      = DB_ID_NONE;
+    SMSType type       = SMSType::UNKNOWN;
+    uint32_t contactID = DB_ID_NONE;
 
     ThreadRecord() = default;
     ThreadRecord(const ThreadsTableRow &rec)
+        : date(rec.date), msgCount(rec.msgCount), unreadMsgCount(rec.unreadMsgCount), snippet(rec.snippet),
+          type(rec.type), contactID(rec.contactID)
     {
-        ID             = rec.ID;
-        date           = rec.date;
-        msgCount       = rec.msgCount;
-        unreadMsgCount = rec.unreadMsgCount;
-        snippet        = rec.snippet;
-        type           = rec.type;
-        contactID      = rec.contactID;
+        ID = rec.ID;
     }
 
     bool isUnread() const
diff --git a/module-services/service-db/api/DBServiceAPI.cpp b/module-services/service-db/api/DBServiceAPI.cpp
index 4ec00736b..6dc787670 100644
--- a/module-services/service-db/api/DBServiceAPI.cpp
+++ b/module-services/service-db/api/DBServiceAPI.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ SMSRecord DBServiceAPI::SMSGetLastRecord(sys::Service *serv)
         return (*smsResponse->records)[0];
     }
     else {
-        SMSRecord rec;
-        rec.ID = 0;
-        return rec;
+        return SMSRecord();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/module-services/service-db/messages/DBNotificationMessage.hpp b/module-services/service-db/messages/DBNotificationMessage.hpp
index 757b3a106..d4b898d61 100644
--- a/module-services/service-db/messages/DBNotificationMessage.hpp
+++ b/module-services/service-db/messages/DBNotificationMessage.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace db
     {
       public:
         NotificationMessage(db::Interface::Name interface, Query::Type type);
-        db::Interface::Name interface;
+        const db::Interface::Name interface;
         const Query::Type type;
     };
 } // namespace db