4 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/app/Model/Board.php b/app/Model/Board.php
index 4c78b0f6..667bbdbe 100644
--- a/app/Model/Board.php
+++ b/app/Model/Board.php
@@ -109,16 +109,18 @@ class Board extends Base
      * @param  integer   $project_id    Project id
      * @param  string    $title         Column title
      * @param  integer   $task_limit    Task limit
-     * @return boolean
+     * @return boolean|integer
      */
     public function addColumn($project_id, $title, $task_limit = 0)
     {
-        return $this->db->table(self::TABLE)->save(array(
+        $values = array(
             'project_id' => $project_id,
             'title' => $title,
             'task_limit' => $task_limit,
             'position' => $this->getLastColumnPosition($project_id) + 1,
-        ));
+        );
+
+        return $this->persist(self::TABLE, $values);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/docs/api-json-rpc.markdown b/docs/api-json-rpc.markdown
index f2db3ea2..d30ac362 100644
--- a/docs/api-json-rpc.markdown
+++ b/docs/api-json-rpc.markdown
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ Response example:
     - **project_id** (integer, required)
     - **title** (string, required)
     - **task_limit** (integer, optional)
-- Result on success: **true**
+- Result on success: **column_id**
 - Result on failure: **false**
 
 Request example:
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ Response example:
 {
     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
     "id": 638544704,
-    "result": true
+    "result": 5
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php b/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php
index 3b1c5241..ece7b46d 100644
--- a/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ class Api extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddColumn()
     {
-        $this->assertTrue($this->client->addColumn(1, 'New column'));
+        $column_id = $this->client->addColumn(1, 'New column');
+
+        $this->assertNotFalse($column_id);
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $column_id);
+        $this->assertTrue($column_id > 0);
 
         $columns = $this->client->getColumns(1);
         $this->assertTrue(is_array($columns));
diff --git a/tests/units/BoardTest.php b/tests/units/BoardTest.php
index b83fee85..a7de34bd 100644
--- a/tests/units/BoardTest.php
+++ b/tests/units/BoardTest.php
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ class BoardTest extends Base
         $b = new Board($this->container);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $p->create(array('name' => 'UnitTest1')));
-        $this->assertTrue($b->addColumn(1, 'another column'));
-        $this->assertTrue($b->addColumn(1, 'one more', 3));
+        $this->assertNotFalse($b->addColumn(1, 'another column'));
+        $this->assertNotFalse($b->addColumn(1, 'one more', 3));
 
         $columns = $b->getColumns(1);
         $this->assertTrue(is_array($columns));