diff --git a/oml/changelog.py b/oml/changelog.py
index 5483af6..935656e 100644
--- a/oml/changelog.py
+++ b/oml/changelog.py
@@ -171,14 +171,16 @@ class Changelog(db.Model):
             if not meta[key] and i.meta.get('primaryid', [''])[0] == key:
                 logger.debug('remove id mapping %s %s', i.id, primary)
                 i.update_primaryid(*primary)
+                i.modified = ts2datetime(timestamp)
             elif meta[key] and i.meta.get('primaryid') != primary:
                 logger.debug('edit mapping %s %s', i.id, primary)
                 i.update_primaryid(*primary)
+                i.modified = ts2datetime(timestamp)
         else:
             if 'primaryid' in i.meta:
                 return True
             i.update_meta(meta)
-        i.modified = ts2datetime(timestamp)
+            i.modified = ts2datetime(timestamp)
         i.save()
         return True
 
diff --git a/oml/nodes.py b/oml/nodes.py
index f8db3f1..1d7b1dd 100644
--- a/oml/nodes.py
+++ b/oml/nodes.py
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ class Node(Thread):
         with self._app.app_context():
             last = Changelog.query.filter_by(user_id=self.user_id).order_by('-revision').first()
             from_revision = last.revision + 1 if last else 0
+            logger.debug('pullChanges %s from %s', self.user.name, from_revision)
             changes = self.request('pullChanges', from_revision)
             if not changes:
                 return False
diff --git a/oml/queryparser.py b/oml/queryparser.py
index 0fbeb05..6d8eba5 100644
--- a/oml/queryparser.py
+++ b/oml/queryparser.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Parser(object):
                 l = None
             if l:
                 v = l.find_id
-            if l and l._query:
+            if l and l.type == 'smart':
                 data = l._query
                 q = self.parse_conditions(data.get('conditions', []),
                                     data.get('operator', '&'))
diff --git a/oml/user/api.py b/oml/user/api.py
index 6d861d6..943b789 100644
--- a/oml/user/api.py
+++ b/oml/user/api.py
@@ -117,13 +117,19 @@ def getLists(data):
 actions.register(getLists)
 
 def validate_query(query):
-    for condition in query['conditions']:
-        if not list(sorted(condition.keys())) in (
-            ['conditions', 'operator'],
-            ['key', 'operator', 'value']
-        ):
-            raise Exception('invalid query condition', condition)
+    validate_conditions(query['conditions'])
 
+def validate_conditions(conditions):
+    for c in conditions:
+        if 'conditions' in c:
+            if list(sorted(c.keys())) != ['conditions', 'operator']:
+                raise Exception('invalid query condition', c)
+            validate_conditions(c)
+        else:
+            if list(sorted(c.keys())) != ['key', 'operator', 'value']:
+                raise Exception('invalid query condition', c)
+            if c['key'] == 'list' and ':' not in c['value']:
+                raise Exception('invalid query condition', c)
 
 def addList(data):
     '''
@@ -161,7 +167,9 @@ def editList(data):
     name = l.name
     if 'name' in data:
         l.name = data['name']
-    if 'query' in data:
+    if 'query' in data and l.type != 'smart':
+        raise Exception('query only for smart lists')
+    if 'query' in data and l.type == 'smart':
         validate_query(data['query'])
         l._query = data['query']
     if l.type == 'static' and name != l.name:
diff --git a/static/js/listDialog.js b/static/js/listDialog.js
index 8898e1b..a24be28 100644
--- a/static/js/listDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/listDialog.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ oml.ui.listDialog = function() {
                                         }],
                                         operator: '&'
                                     }
-                                });
+                                }, false);
                             });
                         });
                     }