diff --git a/mongodb/Rank.ts b/mongodb/Rank.ts
index 880d347..18ead19 100644
--- a/mongodb/Rank.ts
+++ b/mongodb/Rank.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default class Rank {
   @prop({ required: true })
   public roleID: string;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop({ default: [] })
   public permissions: string[];
 
   @prop()
diff --git a/mongodb/Redirect.ts b/mongodb/Redirect.ts
index 45acf74..afc4f1b 100644
--- a/mongodb/Redirect.ts
+++ b/mongodb/Redirect.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ export default class Redirect {
   @prop({ required: true })
   public to: string;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public visitedCount: number;
 }
diff --git a/mongodb/Score.ts b/mongodb/Score.ts
index 70dd7a2..1e1e15f 100644
--- a/mongodb/Score.ts
+++ b/mongodb/Score.ts
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ export default class Score {
   @prop({ required: true })
   public notify: boolean;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public locked: boolean;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop({ default: [] })
   public inquiries: [Inquiry];
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop({ default: [] })
   public softInquiries: [{ name: string, date: Date }];
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public lastUpdate: Date;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public pin: number[];
 }
diff --git a/mongodb/ScoreHistorical.ts b/mongodb/ScoreHistorical.ts
index 8fbf0df..e2c2702 100644
--- a/mongodb/ScoreHistorical.ts
+++ b/mongodb/ScoreHistorical.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class ScoreHistorical {
   };
 
   // error with Types.ObjectId[]
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop({ default: [] })
   public inquiries: Types.ObjectId[];
 
   @prop({ required: true })
diff --git a/mongodb/Staff.ts b/mongodb/Staff.ts
index 57e2a01..ec261f1 100644
--- a/mongodb/Staff.ts
+++ b/mongodb/Staff.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 import { prop } from '@typegoose/typegoose';
 
 export default class Staff {
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public name: string;
 
   @prop({ required: true })
   public userID: string;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public title: string;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public dept: string;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public pn: string[];
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public emailAddress: string;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public extension: string;
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public acknowledgements: string[];
 
-  @prop({ required: true })
+  @prop()
   public additionalRoles: string[];
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 7babca6..d1df02e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     // "allowJs": true,                       /* Allow javascript files to be compiled. */
     // "checkJs": true,                       /* Report errors in .js files. */
     // "jsx": "preserve",                     /* Specify JSX code generation: 'preserve', 'react-native', or 'react'. */
-     "declaration": false,                   /* Generates corresponding '.d.ts' file. */
+    "declaration": false,                   /* Generates corresponding '.d.ts' file. */
     // "declarationMap": true,                /* Generates a sourcemap for each corresponding '.d.ts' file. */
     // "sourceMap": true,                     /* Generates corresponding '.map' file. */
     // "outFile": "./",                       /* Concatenate and emit output to single file. */