diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
index c86154583..aa1bba639 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ export const executeTransaction = async (
 
   // validate amount
   const receivedCallDate = new Date()
-  const sendBalance = await calculateBalance(sender.id, amount.mul(-1), receivedCallDate)
+  const sendBalance = await calculateBalance(
+    sender.id,
+    amount.mul(-1),
+    receivedCallDate,
+    transactionLink,
+  )
   if (!sendBalance) {
     throw new Error("user hasn't enough GDD or amount is < 0")
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/creation/CreationInterface.ts b/backend/src/seeds/creation/CreationInterface.ts
index 8723f441d..3e0f3cf6c 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/creation/CreationInterface.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/creation/CreationInterface.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ export interface CreationInterface {
   memo: string
   creationDate: string
   confirmed?: boolean
+  // number of months to move the confirmed creation to the past
+  moveCreationDate?: number
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/creation/index.ts b/backend/src/seeds/creation/index.ts
index 7396a7ec8..20d30d94c 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/creation/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/creation/index.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 import { CreationInterface } from './CreationInterface'
-
-const lastMonth = (date: Date): string => {
-  return new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth() - 1, 1).toISOString()
-}
+import { nMonthsBefore } from '../factory/creation'
 
 export const creations: CreationInterface[] = [
   {
     email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
     amount: 1000,
     memo: 'Herzlich Willkommen bei Gradido!',
-    creationDate: lastMonth(new Date()),
+    creationDate: nMonthsBefore(new Date()),
     confirmed: true,
+    moveCreationDate: 12,
   },
   {
     email: 'bob@baumeister.de',
     amount: 1000,
     memo: 'Herzlich Willkommen bei Gradido!',
-    creationDate: lastMonth(new Date()),
+    creationDate: nMonthsBefore(new Date()),
     confirmed: true,
+    moveCreationDate: 8,
   },
   {
     email: 'raeuber@hotzenplotz.de',
     amount: 1000,
     memo: 'Herzlich Willkommen bei Gradido!',
-    creationDate: lastMonth(new Date()),
+    creationDate: nMonthsBefore(new Date()),
     confirmed: true,
   },
 ]
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
index d4d4c8101..64f693360 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ import { login } from '@/seeds/graphql/queries'
 import { CreationInterface } from '@/seeds/creation/CreationInterface'
 import { ApolloServerTestClient } from 'apollo-server-testing'
 import { User } from '@entity/User'
+import { Transaction } from '@entity/Transaction'
 import { AdminPendingCreation } from '@entity/AdminPendingCreation'
 // import CONFIG from '@/config/index'
 
+export const nMonthsBefore = (date: Date, months = 1): string => {
+  return new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth() - months, 1).toISOString()
+}
+
 export const creationFactory = async (
   client: ApolloServerTestClient,
   creation: CreationInterface,
@@ -34,5 +39,21 @@ export const creationFactory = async (
     })
 
     await mutate({ mutation: confirmPendingCreation, variables: { id: pendingCreation.id } })
+
+    if (creation.moveCreationDate) {
+      const transaction = await Transaction.findOneOrFail({
+        where: { userId: user.id, creationDate: new Date(creation.creationDate) },
+        order: { balanceDate: 'DESC' },
+      })
+      if (transaction.decay.equals(0) && transaction.creationDate) {
+        transaction.creationDate = new Date(
+          nMonthsBefore(transaction.creationDate, creation.moveCreationDate),
+        )
+        transaction.balanceDate = new Date(
+          nMonthsBefore(transaction.balanceDate, creation.moveCreationDate),
+        )
+        await transaction.save()
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/util/validate.ts b/backend/src/util/validate.ts
index 95e1bf699..8d1c90ca4 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/validate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/validate.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Transaction } from '@entity/Transaction'
 import { Decay } from '@model/Decay'
 import { getCustomRepository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 import { TransactionLinkRepository } from '@repository/TransactionLink'
+import { TransactionLink as dbTransactionLink } from '@entity/TransactionLink'
 
 function isStringBoolean(value: string): boolean {
   const lowerValue = value.toLowerCase()
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ async function calculateBalance(
   userId: number,
   amount: Decimal,
   time: Date,
+  transactionLink?: dbTransactionLink | null,
 ): Promise<{ balance: Decimal; decay: Decay; lastTransactionId: number } | null> {
   const lastTransaction = await Transaction.findOne({ userId }, { order: { balanceDate: 'DESC' } })
   if (!lastTransaction) return null
@@ -32,7 +34,13 @@ async function calculateBalance(
   const transactionLinkRepository = getCustomRepository(TransactionLinkRepository)
   const { sumHoldAvailableAmount } = await transactionLinkRepository.summary(userId, time)
 
-  if (balance.minus(sumHoldAvailableAmount.toString()).lessThan(0)) {
+  // If we want to redeem a link we need to make sure that the link amount is not considered as blocked
+  // else we cannot redeem links which are more or equal to half of what an account actually owns
+  const releasedLinkAmount = transactionLink ? transactionLink.holdAvailableAmount : new Decimal(0)
+
+  if (
+    balance.minus(sumHoldAvailableAmount.toString()).plus(releasedLinkAmount.toString()).lessThan(0)
+  ) {
     return null
   }
   return { balance, lastTransactionId: lastTransaction.id, decay }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Send.spec.js b/frontend/src/pages/Send.spec.js
index 9fe774e33..802fdf8a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Send.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Send.spec.js
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ describe('Send', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    /* LINK */
-
     describe('transaction form link', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         apolloMutationMock.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -261,7 +259,7 @@ describe('Send', () => {
         })
 
         it('toasts an error message', () => {
-          expect(toastErrorSpy).toBeCalledWith({ message: 'OUCH!' })
+          expect(toastErrorSpy).toBeCalledWith('OUCH!')
         })
       })
     })
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Send.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Send.vue
index 270187bec..668e24493 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Send.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Send.vue
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ export default {
               this.transactionData = { ...EMPTY_TRANSACTION_DATA }
               this.currentTransactionStep = TRANSACTION_STEPS.transactionResultSendSuccess
             })
-            .catch((err) => {
-              this.errorResult = err.message
+            .catch((error) => {
+              this.errorResult = error.message
               this.error = true
               this.currentTransactionStep = TRANSACTION_STEPS.transactionResultSendError
             })
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export default {
               this.updateTransactions({})
             })
             .catch((error) => {
-              this.toastError(error)
+              this.toastError(error.message)
             })
           break
         default: