diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.spec.ts
index e5bf6ea0af..133ff6f046 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.spec.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('ItemMetadataComponent', () => {
 
     it('it should call reinstateFieldUpdates on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and metadata', () => {
       expect(objectUpdatesService.getUpdatedFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, comp.item.metadataAsList);
-      expect(itemService.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Object.assign(comp.item, { metadata: Metadata.toMetadataMap(comp.item.metadataAsList) }));
+      expect(itemService.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Object.assign(comp.item, { metadata: Metadata.toMetadataMap(comp.item.metadataAsList) }), ['relation.*', 'relationship.*']);
       expect(objectUpdatesService.getFieldUpdates).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, comp.item.metadataAsList);
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.spec.ts
index 773e0ab60c..66477adc20 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.spec.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ describe('ServerSyncBufferEffects', () => {
               const object = new DSpaceObject();
               object.self = link;
               return observableOf(object);
+            },
+            getBySelfLink: (link) => {
+              const object = new DSpaceObject();
+              object.self = link;
+              return observableOf(object);
             }
           }
         },