diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/backend.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/backend.js
index 57cadb365a..5a091d9ed3 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/backend.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/backend.js
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ export const getBackendUiStore = () => {
         }),
     },
     models: {
+      fetch: async () => {
+        const modelsResponse = await api.get(`/api/models`)
+        const models = await modelsResponse.json()
+        store.update(state => {
+          state.models = models
+          return state
+        })
+      },
       select: model =>
         store.update(state => {
           state.selectedModel = model
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/Notification/NotificationDisplay.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/common/Notification/NotificationDisplay.svelte
index 4abcffef57..425eb60fb2 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/Notification/NotificationDisplay.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/Notification/NotificationDisplay.svelte
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
   .content {
     padding: 10px;
     display: block;
+    color: var(--white);
     font-weight: 500;
   }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/BlockNavigator.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/BlockNavigator.svelte
index 61476849df..ae391ca05f 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/BlockNavigator.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/BlockNavigator.svelte
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
   function addField(blockDefinition) {
     backendUiStore.actions.models.addField(blockDefinition)
+    backendUiStore.actions.models.fetch()
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
index d4e70b3ed4..3d77d95f3b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
 
   // create links in other tables
   for (let key in record) {
-    if (Array.isArray(record[key])) {
+    if (model.schema[key].type === "link") {
       const linked = await db.allDocs({
         include_docs: true,
         keys: record[key],