diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/AyaTypeId.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/AyaTypeId.cs
index 8b623417..51805c48 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/AyaTypeId.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/AyaTypeId.cs
@@ -39,19 +39,18 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             _ayaType = aType;
         }
 
-        public AyaTypeId(string sATypeNumeral, string sId)
+        [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConstructor]
+        public AyaTypeId(string sAType, string sId)
         {
             _id = long.Parse(sId);
-            int nType = int.Parse(sATypeNumeral);
+            int nType = int.Parse(sAType);
             if (!AyaTypeExists(nType))
                 _ayaType = AyaType.NoType;
             else
-                _ayaType = (AyaType)Enum.Parse(typeof(AyaType), sATypeNumeral);
+                _ayaType = (AyaType)Enum.Parse(typeof(AyaType), sAType);
         }
 
-        public AyaTypeId()
-        {
-        }
+
 
         public bool Equals(AyaTypeId x, AyaTypeId y)
         {
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
         }
 
-      
+
 
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
index 8bb17a8d..f0cbc7c8 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
@@ -166,10 +166,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
                     await WorkOrderHandlePotentialNotificationEvent(AyaEvent.Created, newObject);
 
-                    if (!newObject.GenCopyAttachmentsFrom.IsEmpty)
+                    if (newObject.GenCopyAttachmentsFrom !=null && !newObject.GenCopyAttachmentsFrom.IsEmpty)
                     {
                         //copy attachment from existing object
 
+                        newObject.GenCopyAttachmentsFrom=null;//so it doesn't get returned
                     }
                     return newObject;
                 }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs
index 283479e1..b7d70a57 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
         public bool UserCanViewLoanerCosts { get; set; }
 
 
-        [NotMapped]
+        [NotMapped,JsonProperty(NullValueHandling=NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
         public AyaTypeId GenCopyAttachmentsFrom { get; set; }//INTERNAL, USED TO SIGNIFY ATTACHMENTS NEED TO BE COPIED ON SAVE
 
         [NotMapped, JsonIgnore]