diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bb78d5..e380ff5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ To run the app, follow these steps.
 
 ## Browser Support
 
-This project is only going to support the latest browsers (Chrome/Firefox/IE11/Edge) and therefore polyfills for MutationObserver and support for IE9/IE10 is being dropped.
+This project is only going to support the latest browsers (Chrome/Firefox/Edge).
 
 
 ## Connecting to Webservices in Development
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ Webdriver for NodeJS is used for the integration tests. This project has been mo
 
 The following is a list of test statistics for the project for date
 
-| Date | Commit | Number of Tests | Code Coverage |
-| --- | --- | --- |---------------|
-| 2022-01-15 | [8ac447f](https://github.com/stamp-web/stamp-web-aurelia/commit/8ac447f580f29d1f0f8dd23e284c6f25448cf1d7) | 83 | 12.05%        |
-| 2022-01-15 | [081fe3f](https://github.com/stamp-web/stamp-web-aurelia/commit/081fe3f31d5962c10777f4017e2c7a5dbe26e12e) | 86 | 12.20%        |
+| Date | Commit                                                                                                    | Number of Tests | Code Coverage |
+| --- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
+| 2022-01-15 | [8ac447f](https://github.com/stamp-web/stamp-web-aurelia/commit/8ac447f580f29d1f0f8dd23e284c6f25448cf1d7) | 83              | 12.05%        |
+| 2022-01-15 | [081fe3f](https://github.com/stamp-web/stamp-web-aurelia/commit/081fe3f31d5962c10777f4017e2c7a5dbe26e12e) | 86              | 12.20%        |
+| 2022-01-15 | [38899a3](https://github.com/stamp-web/stamp-web-aurelia/commit/38899a32d69cd5c62ade7341a83708d4a8e1e726) | 94              | 13.29%        |
 
 ## Optimizing for Browsers
 
diff --git a/src/services/base-service.js b/src/services/base-service.js
index dd26eb8..87897d9 100644
--- a/src/services/base-service.js
+++ b/src/services/base-service.js
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ export class BaseService {
         if( this.loaded && this.models.length > 0 ) {
             let m = _.find(this.models, { id: model.id });
             if(m) {
+                this._augmentModel(model, m);
                 _.merge(m, model);
                 // Not sure if this is a good idea or not.
                 this.eventBus.publish(EventNames.updateFinished, { type: this.getCollectionName(), model: m});
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ export class BaseService {
                     self._postSave(retModel);
                     let m = _.find(self.models, {id: retModel.id});
                     if (m) {
+                        this._augmentModel(retModel, m);
                         _.merge(m, retModel);
                     } else {
                         m = retModel;
@@ -309,4 +311,29 @@ export class BaseService {
             });
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Augment the model by defining any missing keys as null, unless they are objects in which case an empty object
+     * will be created.  This is for pre-merge processing.  Service values will return from the DB without being defined.
+     * If this value previously existed before the update the model that it is being merged two will have a key and the new
+     * model will not, skipping the clearing of that field.  This occurs for dates, but could show up for other values.
+     *
+     * @param model
+     * @param m
+     */
+    _augmentModel(model, m) {
+        _.forEach(_.keys(m), k => {
+            let obj = _.isObject(m[k]);
+            let arr = _.isArrayLikeObject(m[k]);
+            if (!_.has(model, k)) {
+                let num = _.isNumber(m[k]);
+                let v = arr ? [] : obj ? {} : num ? 0 : null;
+                _.set(model, k, v);
+            } else if (arr) {
+                for (let i = 0; i < m[k].length; i++) {
+                    this._augmentModel(model[k][i], m[k][i]);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/services/base-service.spec.js b/test/unit/services/base-service.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..565061b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/services/base-service.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+ Copyright 2022 Jason Drake
+
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+ */
+import {createSpyObj} from 'jest-createspyobj';
+import {BaseService} from 'services/base-service';
+
+describe('BaseService service test suite', () => {
+
+    let http = createSpyObj('http', ['configure']);
+
+    describe('_augmentModel', () => {
+        let svc;
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            svc = new BaseService(http, {});
+        });
+
+        it('correctly added null or empty properties missing', () => {
+            let newModel = {
+                id: 56
+            }
+            let m = {
+                id: 56,
+                condition: 2,
+                purchased: '2022-01-12'
+            };
+            svc._augmentModel(newModel, m);
+            expect(newModel.purchased).toBeNull();
+            expect(newModel.condition).toBe(0);
+        });
+
+        it('correctly adds missing arrays', () => {
+            let newModel = {
+                id: 56
+            }
+            let m = {
+                id: 56,
+                catalogueNumbers: [{
+                    id: 47
+                }]
+            };
+            svc._augmentModel(newModel, m);
+            expect(newModel.catalogueNumbers.length).toBe(0);
+        });
+
+        it('correctly adds missing objects', () => {
+            let newModel = {
+                id: 56
+            }
+            let m = {
+                id: 56,
+                activeCatalogueNumber: {
+                    id: 43
+                }
+            };
+            svc._augmentModel(newModel, m);
+            expect(newModel.activeCatalogueNumber).toStrictEqual({});
+        });
+
+        it('adds missing values in child objects', () => {
+            let newModel = {
+                id: 56,
+                stampOwnerships: [{
+                    id: 43
+                }]
+            }
+            let m = {
+                id: 56,
+                stampOwnerships: [{
+                    id: 43,
+                    pricePaid: '2021-12-31',
+                    condition: 2
+                }]
+            };
+            svc._augmentModel(newModel, m);
+            expect(newModel.stampOwnerships.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(newModel.stampOwnerships[0].id).toBe(43);
+            expect(newModel.stampOwnerships[0].condition).toBe(0);
+            expect(newModel.stampOwnerships[0].pricePaid).toBe(null);
+        });
+
+    });
+});