diff --git a/lbplanner/classes/helpers/kanban_helper.php b/lbplanner/classes/helpers/kanban_helper.php
index f106f571..4e7a4af6 100644
--- a/lbplanner/classes/helpers/kanban_helper.php
+++ b/lbplanner/classes/helpers/kanban_helper.php
@@ -81,16 +81,7 @@ public static function set_entry(kanbanentry $entry): void {
             throw $e;
         }
         if ($entry->column !== KANBANCOL_TYPE_NUMERIC::BACKLOG) {
-            $table = $CFG->prefix . self::TABLE;
-            try {
-                // Moodle is too stupid to compensate for 'column' being a keyword so I need to shit my own ass manually.
-                $newid = $DB->execute("INSERT INTO {$table} VALUES (null,?,?,?)", [$entry->userid, $entry->cmid, $entry->column]);
-            } catch (\dml_exception $e) {
-                // Needed for low-reporting contexts such as a prod server.
-                echo 'error while trying to insert new kanban entry: '.$e->getMessage()."\nFurther info:\n".$e->debuginfo;
-                var_dump($entry);
-                throw $e;
-            }
+            $newid = $DB->insert_record(self::TABLE, $entry->prepare_for_db(), true);
             $entry->set_fresh($newid);
         }
     }
diff --git a/lbplanner/classes/model/kanbanentry.php b/lbplanner/classes/model/kanbanentry.php
index f6f270a7..1f4d7417 100644
--- a/lbplanner/classes/model/kanbanentry.php
+++ b/lbplanner/classes/model/kanbanentry.php
@@ -83,6 +83,25 @@ public function set_fresh(int $id) {
         $this->id = $id;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Prepares data for the DB endpoint.
+     * doesn't set ID if it's 0
+     *
+     * @return object a representation of this kanban entry and its data
+     */
+    public function prepare_for_db(): object {
+        $obj = new \stdClass();
+
+        $obj->selectedcolumn = $this->column;
+        $obj->cmid = $this->cmid;
+        $obj->userid = $this->userid;
+
+        if ($this->id !== 0) {
+            $obj->id = $this->id;
+        }
+        return $obj;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prepares data for the API endpoint.
      *
diff --git a/lbplanner/db/install.xml b/lbplanner/db/install.xml
index 43c02073..a2902db5 100644
--- a/lbplanner/db/install.xml
+++ b/lbplanner/db/install.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 				<FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="true"/>
 				<FIELD NAME="userid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false"/>
 				<FIELD NAME="cmid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="the course module ID"/>
-				<FIELD NAME="column" TYPE="int" LENGTH="2" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false"/>
+				<FIELD NAME="selectedcolumn" TYPE="int" LENGTH="2" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false"/>
 			</FIELDS>
 			<KEYS>
 				<KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id"/>
diff --git a/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php b/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php
index ab063e4f..5c41670c 100644
--- a/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php
@@ -98,5 +98,12 @@ function xmldb_local_lbplanner_upgrade($oldversion): bool {
 
         upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 202509060001, 'local', 'lbplanner');
     }
+    if ($oldversion < 202510090000) {
+        $table = new xmldb_table('local_lbplanner_kanbanentries');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('column', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '2', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, 'cmid');
+        $dbman->rename_field($table, $field, 'selectedcolumn');
+
+        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 202510090000, 'local', 'lbplanner');
+    }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/lbplanner/version.php b/lbplanner/version.php
index 45bc0080..29a582a1 100644
--- a/lbplanner/version.php
+++ b/lbplanner/version.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 $plugin->maturity = MATURITY_BETA;
 $plugin->component = 'local_lbplanner';
 $plugin->release = '1.1.8';
-$plugin->version = 202510040000;
+$plugin->version = 202510090000;
 $plugin->dependencies = [
     // Depend upon version 2023110600 of local_modcustomfields.
     'local_modcustomfields' => 2023110600,