diff --git a/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs b/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
index 81a71c266..0ba8efe53 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::backend_proto::backend_input::Value;
 use crate::backend_proto::{BuiltinSortKind, Empty, RenderedTemplateReplacement, SyncMediaIn};
 use crate::card::{Card, CardID};
 use crate::card::{CardQueue, CardType};
-use crate::collection::{open_collection, Collection};
+use crate::collection::{open_collection, Collection, CollectionOp};
 use crate::config::SortKind;
 use crate::decks::DeckID;
 use crate::err::{AnkiError, NetworkErrorKind, Result, SyncErrorKind};
@@ -638,7 +638,11 @@ impl Backend {
 
     fn update_card(&self, pbcard: pb::Card) -> Result<()> {
         let mut card = pbcard_to_native(pbcard)?;
-        self.with_col(|col| col.with_ctx(|ctx| ctx.update_card(&mut card)))
+        self.with_col(|col| {
+            col.transact(Some(CollectionOp::UpdateCard), |ctx| {
+                ctx.update_card(&mut card)
+            })
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rslib/src/card.rs b/rslib/src/card.rs
index 05bd3d857..1bff9466a 100644
--- a/rslib/src/card.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/card.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use crate::decks::DeckID;
 use crate::define_newtype;
-use crate::err::Result;
+use crate::err::{AnkiError, Result};
 use crate::notes::NoteID;
 use crate::{collection::RequestContext, timestamp::TimestampSecs, types::Usn};
 use num_enum::TryFromPrimitive;
@@ -88,8 +88,11 @@ impl Default for Card {
 
 impl RequestContext<'_> {
     pub fn update_card(&mut self, card: &mut Card) -> Result<()> {
+        if card.id.0 == 0 {
+            return Err(AnkiError::invalid_input("card id not set"));
+        }
         card.mtime = TimestampSecs::now();
         card.usn = self.storage.usn()?;
-        self.storage.update_card(card)
+        self.storage.flush_card(card)
     }
 }
diff --git a/rslib/src/collection.rs b/rslib/src/collection.rs
index 5db81874e..0e183bec6 100644
--- a/rslib/src/collection.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/collection.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ pub struct Collection {
     state: CollectionState,
 }
 
-pub(crate) enum CollectionOp {}
+pub(crate) enum CollectionOp {
+    UpdateCard
+}
 
 pub(crate) struct RequestContext<'a> {
     pub storage: StorageContext<'a>,
diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/card.rs b/rslib/src/storage/card.rs
index e7a998121..66adec7ef 100644
--- a/rslib/src/storage/card.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/card.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use crate::cached_sql;
 use crate::card::{Card, CardID, CardQueue, CardType};
-use crate::err::{AnkiError, Result};
+use crate::err::Result;
 use rusqlite::params;
 use rusqlite::{
     types::{FromSql, FromSqlError, ValueRef},
@@ -70,14 +70,7 @@ flags, data from cards where id=?"
         .map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn update_card(&mut self, card: &Card) -> Result<()> {
-        if card.id.0 == 0 {
-            return Err(AnkiError::invalid_input("card id not set"));
-        }
-        self.flush_card(card)
-    }
-
-    fn flush_card(&mut self, card: &Card) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) fn flush_card(&mut self, card: &Card) -> Result<()> {
         let stmt = cached_sql!(
             self.update_card_stmt,
             self.db,
diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/sqlite.rs b/rslib/src/storage/sqlite.rs
index b57a3fd4f..76aa9e1b4 100644
--- a/rslib/src/storage/sqlite.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/sqlite.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fn schema_version(db: &Connection) -> Result<(bool, u8)> {
 }
 
 fn trace(s: &str) {
-    println!("sql: {}", s)
+    println!("sql: {}", s.trim().replace('\n', " "));
 }
 
 impl SqliteStorage {