diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php
index 90e9cb06d..a267f895d 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Terms_Controller extends TAINACAN_REST_Controller {
 			$this->prepare_item_for_database($to_prepare);
 
 			if($this->term->validate()){
-				$term_id = $this->terms_repository->insert($this->term);
-
-				$term_inserted = $this->terms_repository->fetch($term_id, $taxonomy);
+				$term_inserted = $this->terms_repository->insert($this->term);
 
 				return new WP_REST_Response($this->prepare_item_for_response($term_inserted, $request), 200);
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/classes/entities/class-tainacan-term.php b/src/classes/entities/class-tainacan-term.php
index bf5f8bfc6..173452f8c 100644
--- a/src/classes/entities/class-tainacan-term.php
+++ b/src/classes/entities/class-tainacan-term.php
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ class Term extends Entity {
 	 * @return integer
 	 */
 	function get_id() {
+        return $this->get_term_id();
+    }
+	function get_term_id() {
         return $this->get_mapped_property('term_id');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-terms.php b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-terms.php
index 5f1c79498..e0d04acfd 100644
--- a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-terms.php
+++ b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-terms.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Terms extends Repository {
                 'title'      => __('Parent', 'tainacan'),
                 'type'       => 'integer',
                 'description'=> __('The parent of the term', 'tainacan'),
+				'default'	 => 0,
                 'validation' => ''
             ],
             'description' => [
@@ -86,9 +87,9 @@ class Terms extends Repository {
         }
 
         // save post and get its ID
-        $term_inserted = wp_insert_term( $term->WP_Term->name, $term->WP_Term->taxonomy, [
-            'parent'      => ( isset( $term->WP_Term->parent ) ) ? $term->WP_Term->parent : 0,
-            'description' => ( isset( $term->WP_Term->description ) ) ? $term->WP_Term->description : '',
+        $term_inserted = wp_insert_term( $term->get_name(), $term->get_taxonomy(), [
+            'parent'      => $term->get_parent(),
+            'description' => $term->get_description(),
         ]);
 
         // Now run through properties stored as postmeta
@@ -100,8 +101,8 @@ class Terms extends Repository {
         
         do_action('tainacan-insert', $term);
         do_action('tainacan-insert-Term', $term);
-        
-        return $term_inserted['term_id'];
+        //var_dump($term);
+		return new Entities\Term($term_inserted['term_id'], $term->get_taxonomy());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ class Terms extends Repository {
     }
 
     public function update($object, $tax_name = null){
-    	return new Entities\Term($this->insert($object), $tax_name);
+    	return $this->insert($object);
     }
 
     public function delete($args){
diff --git a/tests/test-api-queries.php b/tests/test-api-queries.php
index d11de41ba..62c2fab87 100644
--- a/tests/test-api-queries.php
+++ b/tests/test-api-queries.php
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Queries extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 			]
 		];
 
-		wp_set_post_terms($itemA1->get_id(), $termA, $taxonomyA->get_db_identifier());
-		wp_set_post_terms($itemA2->get_id(), $termA, $taxonomyA->get_db_identifier());
+		wp_set_post_terms($itemA1->get_id(), $termA->get_term_id(), $taxonomyA->get_db_identifier());
+		wp_set_post_terms($itemA2->get_id(), $termA->get_term_id(), $taxonomyA->get_db_identifier());
 
 		$tax_query_request_collections = new \WP_REST_Request('GET', $this->namespace . '/collection/' . $collectionA->get_id() . '/items');
 		$tax_query_request_collections->set_query_params($tax_query);
diff --git a/tests/test-api-terms.php b/tests/test-api-terms.php
index 2ddca5e3e..e8cf31f5d 100644
--- a/tests/test-api-terms.php
+++ b/tests/test-api-terms.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Terms extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 			true
 		);
 
-		$request = new \WP_REST_Request('DELETE', $this->namespace . '/taxonomy/' . $taxonomy->get_id() . '/terms/' . $term);
+		$request = new \WP_REST_Request('DELETE', $this->namespace . '/taxonomy/' . $taxonomy->get_id() . '/terms/' . $term->get_term_id());
 
 		$response = $this->server->dispatch($request);
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Terms extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertTrue($data);
 
-		$term = get_term($term);
+		$term = get_term($term->get_term_id());
 
 		$this->assertNull($term);
 	}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Terms extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 		]);
 
 		$request = new \WP_REST_Request(
-			'PATCH', $this->namespace . '/taxonomy/' . $taxonomy->get_id() . '/terms/' . $term
+			'PATCH', $this->namespace . '/taxonomy/' . $taxonomy->get_id() . '/terms/' . $term->get_term_id()
 		);
 
 		$request->set_body($new_attributes);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Terms extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 		#### FETCH A TERM ####
 
 		$request = new \WP_REST_Request(
-			'GET', $this->namespace  . '/taxonomy/' . $taxonomy->get_id() . '/terms/' . $term2
+			'GET', $this->namespace  . '/taxonomy/' . $taxonomy->get_id() . '/terms/' . $term2->get_term_id()
 		);
 
 		$response = $this->server->dispatch($request);
diff --git a/tests/test-taxonomies.php b/tests/test-taxonomies.php
index 5ee7de57b..dd76849b1 100644
--- a/tests/test-taxonomies.php
+++ b/tests/test-taxonomies.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Taxonomies extends TAINACAN_UnitTestCase {
 	    );
 
         //retorna um objeto da classe Tainacan_Term
-        $test =  $Tainacan_Terms->fetch($term, $taxonomy_test);
+        $test =  $Tainacan_Terms->fetch($term->get_term_id(), $taxonomy_test);
         $this->assertEquals( $test->get_name(), 'Rock' );
         $this->assertEquals( $test->get_user(), 56 );
     }