diff --git a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
index 36ce132..62dcce7 100644
--- a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
+++ b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
@@ -349,8 +349,24 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 d.name = c.FirstName + " " + c.LastName;
 
                 d.userType = (int)c.UserType;
+                
+                //if special 3rd party user type then set their parent object id to -1 to signify will fill in later and satisfy biz rules at server
+                switch (c.UserType)
+                {
+                    case UserTypes.Client:
+                        d.customerId = -1;
+                        break;
+                    case UserTypes.HeadOffice:
+                        d.headOfficeId = -1;
+                        break;                        
+                }
                 if (c.VendorID != Guid.Empty)
+                { 
                     d.userType = 7;//7 is the RAVEN user type for subcontractor
+                    d.subVendorId = -1;
+                }
+
+                   
 
                 d.active = false;//all imported users are inactive to start
                 d.roles = 0;//todo: try to determine role from v7 member of group? or is that even possible?