diff --git a/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/TestBase.kt b/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/TestBase.kt
index 573c9dcbcc..a85bc45764 100644
--- a/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/TestBase.kt
+++ b/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/TestBase.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import info.nightscout.androidaps.utils.rx.AapsSchedulers
 import info.nightscout.androidaps.utils.rx.TestAapsSchedulers
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Rule
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatcher
 import org.mockito.Mockito
 import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnit
 import org.mockito.junit.MockitoRule
@@ -35,6 +36,17 @@ open class TestBase {
         return uninitialized()
     }
 
+    fun <T> argThatKotlin(matcher: ArgumentMatcher<T>): T {
+        Mockito.argThat(matcher)
+        return uninitialized()
+    }
+
+
+    fun <T> eqObject(expected: T): T {
+        Mockito.eq<T>(expected)
+        return uninitialized()
+    }
+
     @Suppress("Unchecked_Cast")
     fun <T> uninitialized(): T = null as T
 }
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diff --git a/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/actions/ActionStartTempTargetTest.kt b/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/actions/ActionStartTempTargetTest.kt
index 4924585d72..54866e5815 100644
--- a/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/actions/ActionStartTempTargetTest.kt
+++ b/automation/src/test/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/automation/actions/ActionStartTempTargetTest.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.junit.Assert
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatcher
 import org.mockito.Mockito
 import org.mockito.Mockito.`when`
 import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner
@@ -45,15 +46,36 @@ class ActionStartTempTargetTest : ActionsTestBase() {
     }
 
     @Test fun doActionTest() {
+
+      val expectedTarget = TemporaryTarget(
+            id = 0,
+            version = 0,
+            dateCreated = -1,
+            isValid = true,
+            referenceId = null,
+            interfaceIDs_backing = null,
+            timestamp = 0,
+            utcOffset = 0,
+            reason = TemporaryTarget.Reason.AUTOMATION,
+            highTarget = 110.0,
+            lowTarget = 110.0,
+            duration = 1800000
+        )
+
         val inserted = mutableListOf<TemporaryTarget>().apply {
-            // insert all inserted TTs
+            add(expectedTarget)
         }
+
         val updated = mutableListOf<TemporaryTarget>().apply {
-            // add(TemporaryTarget(id = 0, version = 0, dateCreated = 0, isValid = false, referenceId = null, interfaceIDs_backing = null, timestamp = 0, utcOffset = 0, reason =, highTarget = 0.0, lowTarget = 0.0, duration = 0))
-            // insert all updated TTs
+            // TODO insert all updated TTs
         }
+
         `when`(
-            repository.runTransactionForResult(anyObject<Transaction<InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction.TransactionResult>>())
+            repository.runTransactionForResult(argThatKotlin<InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction> {
+                it.temporaryTarget
+                    .copy(timestamp = expectedTarget.timestamp, utcOffset = expectedTarget.utcOffset) // those can be different
+                    .contentEqualsTo(expectedTarget)
+            })
         ).thenReturn(Single.just(InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction.TransactionResult().apply {
             inserted.addAll(inserted)
             updated.addAll(updated)
diff --git a/database/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/database/transactions/InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction.kt b/database/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/database/transactions/InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction.kt
index 3fad55f196..c100d0c358 100644
--- a/database/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/database/transactions/InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction.kt
+++ b/database/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/database/transactions/InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import info.nightscout.androidaps.database.entities.TemporaryTarget
 import info.nightscout.androidaps.database.interfaces.end
 
 class InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction(
-    private val temporaryTarget: TemporaryTarget
+    val temporaryTarget: TemporaryTarget
 ) : Transaction<InsertTemporaryTargetAndCancelCurrentTransaction.TransactionResult>() {
 
     constructor(timestamp: Long, duration: Long, reason: TemporaryTarget.Reason, lowTarget: Double, highTarget: Double) :