diff --git a/tests/test_issues_mysqlbackend.py b/tests/test_issues_mysqlbackend.py
index 91e8cf00c8124547b369fb53d311eb7104898270..98665a092f0900326a88f201e99e0a2b5c1f1de2 100644
--- a/tests/test_issues_mysqlbackend.py
+++ b/tests/test_issues_mysqlbackend.py
@@ -23,20 +23,11 @@
 
 """Tests for issues on gitlab.com, project caosdb-mysqlbackend."""
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
-
 import caosdb as db
-from caosdb.exceptions import (AmbiguityException, CaosDBException,
-                               EntityDoesNotExistError, EntityError,
-                               TransactionError, UniqueNamesError)
 from nose import with_setup
-from nose.tools import (assert_equal, assert_false, assert_is_none,
-                        assert_is_not_none, assert_raises, assert_true,
-                        nottest)
+from nose.tools import assert_equal
 import pytest
 
-# from tests import test_misc
-
 
 def setup_module():
     try:
@@ -47,7 +38,7 @@ def setup_module():
 
 def setup():
     """No setup required."""
-    pass
+    setup_module()
 
 
 def teardown():
@@ -57,48 +48,26 @@ def teardown():
 
 # ########################### Issue tests start here ###########################
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail
 @with_setup(setup, teardown)
-def test_issue_85_a():
-    """SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException for special inheritance patterns.
+def test_issue_18():
+    """Sometimes, duplicate parents were returned.
 
-    Tests for https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-server/-/issues/85
+    Tests for https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-mysqlbackend/-/issues/18
     """
     A = db.RecordType(name="A")
     B = db.RecordType(name="B")
     C = db.RecordType(name="C")
 
     B.add_parent(A)
-
-    # This order is important for the test to fail.
     C.add_parent(B)
-    C.add_parent(C)
+    C.add_parent(C)  # The self-parenting is here on purpose
     C.add_parent(A)
 
     c = db.Container()
-    # c.extend([C, B, A])  # worked before #86 was fixed
-    # c.extend([C, A, B])  # worked before #86 was fixed
-    c.extend([B, C, A])    # insert() failed before #86 was fixed
-    c.insert()  # Raised java.sql.SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException:
-    #           # Duplicate entry '12345-12346-12345' for key 'PRIMARY'
-
-
-@with_setup(setup, teardown)
-def test_issue_85_b():
-    """SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException for special inheritance patterns.
+    c.extend([B, C, A])
+    c.insert()
 
-    Tests for https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-server/-/issues/85
-    """
-    A = db.RecordType(name="A")
-    B = db.RecordType(name="B")
-    C = db.RecordType(name="C")
-    A.insert()
-    B.insert()
-    C.insert()
-    B.add_parent(A)
-    B.update()
-    C.add_parent(B)
-    C.update()
-    C.add_parent(C)
-    C.update()
-    C.add_parent(A)
-    C.update()  # Failed at this step
+    C1 = db.Entity(name="C").retrieve()
+    pids = [p.id for p in C1.parents]
+    assert_equal(len(set(pids)), len(pids), "Duplicate parents.")
diff --git a/tests/test_issues_server.py b/tests/test_issues_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9b866dd03f93606224daa317f697a4bbea00ac7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_issues_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# ** header v3.0
+# This file is a part of the CaosDB Project.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 IndiScale GmbH (www.indiscale.com)
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Daniel Hornung (d.hornung@indiscale.com)
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# ** end header
+
+"""Tests for issues on gitlab.com, project caosdb-mysqlbackend."""
+
+import caosdb as db
+from nose import with_setup
+
+
+def setup_module():
+    try:
+        db.execute_query("FIND ENTITY WITH ID > 100").delete()
+    except Exception as delete_exc:
+        print(delete_exc)
+
+
+def setup():
+    """No setup required."""
+    setup_module()
+
+
+def teardown():
+    """Deleting entities again."""
+    setup_module()
+
+
+# ########################### Issue tests start here ###########################
+
+@with_setup(setup, teardown)
+def test_issue_85_a():
+    """SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException for special inheritance patterns.
+
+    Tests for https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-server/-/issues/85
+    """
+    A = db.RecordType(name="A")
+    B = db.RecordType(name="B")
+    C = db.RecordType(name="C")
+
+    B.add_parent(A)
+
+    # This order is important for the test to fail.
+    C.add_parent(B)
+    C.add_parent(C)
+    C.add_parent(A)
+
+    c = db.Container()
+    # c.extend([C, B, A])  # worked before #86 was fixed
+    # c.extend([C, A, B])  # worked before #86 was fixed
+    c.extend([B, C, A])    # insert() failed before #86 was fixed
+    c.insert()  # Raised java.sql.SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException:
+    #           # Duplicate entry '12345-12346-12345' for key 'PRIMARY'
+
+
+@with_setup(setup, teardown)
+def test_issue_85_b():
+    """SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException for special inheritance patterns.
+
+    Tests for https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-server/-/issues/85
+    """
+    A = db.RecordType(name="A")
+    B = db.RecordType(name="B")
+    C = db.RecordType(name="C")
+    A.insert()
+    B.insert()
+    C.insert()
+    B.add_parent(A)
+    B.update()
+    C.add_parent(B)
+    C.update()
+    C.add_parent(C)
+    C.update()
+    C.add_parent(A)
+    C.update()  # Failed at this step