diff --git a/cmd/actionExecute.go b/cmd/actionExecute.go
index d2623da..6037d59 100644
--- a/cmd/actionExecute.go
+++ b/cmd/actionExecute.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func actionExecute() {
 		if item.Time != newItem.Time {
 			log.Printf("time: %d => %d", item.Time, newItem.Time)
 		}
-		if item == newItem {
+		if core.ItemsAreEqual(item, newItem) {
 			log.Printf("no changes\n")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/item.go b/core/item.go
index f805004..87d79d8 100644
--- a/core/item.go
+++ b/core/item.go
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ func (item Item) Deletable() bool {
 	return !item.Active
 }
 
+func ItemsAreEqual(first Item, second Item) bool {
+	// Hacky but easy to use
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", first) == fmt.Sprintf("%#v", second)
+}
+
 func FormatAsHeadline(item Item) string {
 	title := item.Title
 	if title == "" {
diff --git a/core/item_test.go b/core/item_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a5557f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/item_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package core
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestItemFormatsExist(t *testing.T) {
+	for name := range AvailableFormats {
+		formatter, err := FormatAs(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error getting formatter for available format %s: %v", name, err)
+		}
+		if formatter == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("formatter %s is nil", name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestItemRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	db := EphemeralDb(t)
+	if err := AddSource(db, "_"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create source: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	item1 := Item{
+		Source:  "_",
+		Id:      "a",
+		Created: 0,
+		Active:  true,
+		Title:   "title",
+		Author:  "author",
+		Body:    "body",
+		Link:    "link",
+		Time:    123456,
+	}
+	if err := AddItems(db, []Item{item1}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("update failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	item2, err := GetItem(db, item1.Source, item1.Id)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not get item: %v", err)
+	}
+	item2.Created = 0 // automatically set by db
+	if !ItemsAreEqual(item1, item2) {
+		t.Fatalf("items are not equal, err %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/source_test.go b/core/source_test.go
index 838d178..f8bc0cd 100644
--- a/core/source_test.go
+++ b/core/source_test.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestOnCreateAction(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	updated := getItem("one")
 	updated.Created = 0 // zero out for comparison with pre-insert item
-	if updated != items[0] {
+	if !ItemsAreEqual(updated, items[0]) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected no change: %#v != %#v", updated, items[0])
 	}