diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
index 8e33be1f22..6a57d54bea 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ const {
   ViewNames,
 } = require("../../db/utils")
 const usersController = require("./user")
-const { coerceRowValues } = require("../../utilities")
-const env = require("../../environment")
-const { OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY } = require("../../constants")
+const { coerceRowValues, enrichRows } = require("../../utilities")
 
 const TABLE_VIEW_BEGINS_WITH = `all${SEPARATOR}${DocumentTypes.TABLE}${SEPARATOR}`
 
@@ -53,32 +51,6 @@ async function findRow(db, appId, tableId, rowId) {
   return row
 }
 
-/**
- * This function "enriches" the input rows with anything they are supposed to contain, for example
- * link records or attachment links.
- */
-async function enrichRows(appId, table, rows) {
-  // attach any linked row information
-  const enriched = await linkRows.attachLinkInfo(appId, rows)
-  // update the attachments URL depending on hosting
-  if (env.CLOUD && env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    for (let [property, column] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
-      if (column.type === "attachment") {
-        for (let row of enriched) {
-          if (row[property] == null || row[property].length === 0) {
-            continue
-          }
-          row[property].forEach(attachment => {
-            attachment.url = `${OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY}/${appId}/${attachment.url}`
-            attachment.url = attachment.url.replace("//", "/")
-          })
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return enriched
-}
-
 exports.patch = async function(ctx) {
   const appId = ctx.user.appId
   const db = new CouchDB(appId)
@@ -249,12 +221,12 @@ exports.fetchTableRows = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(appId)
 
   // special case for users, fetch through the user controller
-  let rows, table = await db.get(ctx.params.tableId)
+  let rows,
+    table = await db.get(ctx.params.tableId)
   if (ctx.params.tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
     await usersController.fetch(ctx)
     rows = ctx.body
   } else {
-
     const response = await db.allDocs(
       getRowParams(ctx.params.tableId, null, {
         include_docs: true,
@@ -359,7 +331,7 @@ exports.fetchEnrichedRow = async function(ctx) {
   let linkedRows = await enrichRows(
     appId,
     table,
-    response.rows.map(row => row.doc),
+    response.rows.map(row => row.doc)
   )
   // insert the link rows in the correct place throughout the main row
   for (let fieldName of Object.keys(table.schema)) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table.js
index 488809d156..1dd53e2277 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
   }
 
   // update linked rows
-  await linkRows.updateLinks({
+  const linkResp = await linkRows.updateLinks({
     appId,
     eventType: oldTable
       ? linkRows.EventType.TABLE_UPDATED
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
     table: tableToSave,
     oldTable: oldTable,
   })
+  if (linkResp != null && linkResp._rev) {
+    tableToSave._rev = linkResp._rev
+  }
 
   // don't perform any updates until relationships have been
   // checked by the updateLinks function
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
index 463d88e637..adf75555ff 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("../../../utilities/security/roles")
 const packageJson = require("../../../../package")
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")
 const env = require("../../../environment")
+const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
 
 const TEST_CLIENT_ID = "test-client-id"
 
@@ -37,29 +38,28 @@ exports.defaultHeaders = appId => {
   return headers
 }
 
-exports.createTable = async (request, appId, table) => {
-  if (table != null && table._id) {
-    delete table._id
-  }
-  table = table || {
-    name: "TestTable",
-    type: "table",
-    key: "name",
-    schema: {
-      name: {
+exports.BASE_TABLE = {
+  name: "TestTable",
+  type: "table",
+  key: "name",
+  schema: {
+    name: {
+      type: "string",
+      constraints: {
         type: "string",
-        constraints: {
-          type: "string",
-        },
-      },
-      description: {
-        type: "string",
-        constraints: {
-          type: "string",
-        },
       },
     },
-  }
+    description: {
+      type: "string",
+      constraints: {
+        type: "string",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+exports.createTable = async (request, appId, table) => {
+  table = table || exports.BASE_TABLE
 
   const res = await request
     .post(`/api/tables`)
@@ -68,6 +68,25 @@ exports.createTable = async (request, appId, table) => {
   return res.body
 }
 
+exports.createLinkedTable = async (request, appId) => {
+  // get the ID to link to
+  const table = await exports.createTable(request, appId)
+  table.schema.link = {
+    type: "link",
+    fieldName: "link",
+    tableId: table._id,
+  }
+  return exports.createTable(request, appId, table)
+}
+
+exports.createAttachmentTable = async (request, appId) => {
+  const table = await exports.createTable(request, appId)
+  table.schema.attachment = {
+    type: "attachment",
+  }
+  return exports.createTable(request, appId, table)
+}
+
 exports.getAllFromTable = async (request, appId, tableId) => {
   const res = await request
     .get(`/api/${tableId}/rows`)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
index 0698250050..47977ed207 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ const {
   createTable,
   supertest,
   defaultHeaders,
+  createLinkedTable,
+  createAttachmentTable,
 } = require("./couchTestUtils");
+const { enrichRows } = require("../../../utilities")
+const env = require("../../../environment")
 
 describe("/rows", () => {
   let request
@@ -270,4 +274,44 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
 
     })
   })
+
+  describe("enrich row unit test", () => {
+    it("should allow enriching some linked rows", async () => {
+      const table = await createLinkedTable(request, appId)
+      const firstRow = (await createRow({
+        name: "Test Contact",
+        description: "original description",
+        tableId: table._id
+      })).body
+      const secondRow = (await createRow({
+        name: "Test 2",
+        description: "og desc",
+        link: [firstRow._id],
+        tableId: table._id,
+      })).body
+      const enriched = await enrichRows(appId, table, [secondRow])
+      expect(enriched[0].link.length).toBe(1)
+      expect(enriched[0].link[0]).toBe(firstRow._id)
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("should allow enriching attachment rows", async () => {
+    const table = await createAttachmentTable(request, appId)
+    const row = (await createRow({
+      name: "test",
+      description: "test",
+      attachment: [{
+        url: "/test/thing",
+      }],
+      tableId: table._id,
+    })).body
+    // the environment needs configured for this
+    env.CLOUD = 1
+    env.SELF_HOSTED = 1
+    const enriched = await enrichRows(appId, table, [row])
+    expect(enriched[0].attachment[0].url).toBe(`/app-assets/assets/${appId}/test/thing`)
+    // remove env config
+    env.CLOUD = undefined
+    env.SELF_HOSTED = undefined
+  })
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js
index d6116b76f6..061a9ac1ae 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js
@@ -252,7 +252,11 @@ class LinkController {
           tableId: table._id,
           fieldName: fieldName,
         }
-        await this._db.put(linkedTable)
+        const response = await this._db.put(linkedTable)
+        // special case for when linking back to self, make sure rev updated
+        if (linkedTable._id === table._id) {
+          table._rev = response.rev
+        }
       }
     }
     return table
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js
index 5f9dca4088..6549f9b61b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ exports.createLinkView = async appId => {
           thisId: doc1.rowId,
           fieldName: doc1.fieldName,
         })
-        emit([doc2.tableId, doc2.rowId], {
-          id: doc1.rowId,
-          thisId: doc2.rowId,
-          fieldName: doc2.fieldName,
-        })
+        // if linking to same table can't emit twice
+        if (doc1.tableId !== doc2.tableId) {
+          emit([doc2.tableId, doc2.rowId], {
+            id: doc1.rowId,
+            thisId: doc2.rowId,
+            fieldName: doc2.fieldName,
+          })
+        }
       }
     }.toString(),
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
index 9da2937a4d..31cc74b5e6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const { DocumentTypes, SEPARATOR } = require("../db/utils")
 const fs = require("fs")
 const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
 const CouchDB = require("../db")
+const { OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY } = require("../constants")
+const linkRows = require("../db/linkedRows")
 
 const APP_PREFIX = DocumentTypes.APP + SEPARATOR
 
@@ -211,3 +213,34 @@ exports.getAllApps = async () => {
       .map(({ value }) => value)
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * This function "enriches" the input rows with anything they are supposed to contain, for example
+ * link records or attachment links.
+ * @param {string} appId the ID of the application for which rows are being enriched.
+ * @param {object} table the table from which these rows came from originally, this is used to determine
+ * the schema of the rows and then enrich.
+ * @param {object[]} rows the rows which are to be enriched.
+ * @returns {object[]} the enriched rows will be returned.
+ */
+exports.enrichRows = async (appId, table, rows) => {
+  // attach any linked row information
+  const enriched = await linkRows.attachLinkInfo(appId, rows)
+  // update the attachments URL depending on hosting
+  if (env.CLOUD && env.SELF_HOSTED) {
+    for (let [property, column] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
+      if (column.type === "attachment") {
+        for (let row of enriched) {
+          if (row[property] == null || row[property].length === 0) {
+            continue
+          }
+          row[property].forEach(attachment => {
+            attachment.url = `${OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY}/${appId}/${attachment.url}`
+            attachment.url = attachment.url.replace("//", "/")
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return enriched
+}