diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
index 222279d0..c798febc 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         //       
         internal async Task<WorkOrder> WorkOrderPutAsync(WorkOrder putObject)
         {
-            WorkOrder dbObject = await WorkOrderGetAsync(putObject.Id, false);
+
+            //BUGBUG: put object has no children 
+            //this code replaces db object with put object and
+            //in doing so removes all children from db object
+            //potential solutions:
+            // go back to copy object
+            // don't fetch entire graph of dbObject (perhaps that prevents it getting affected)
+            //somehow ignore certain properties on update??
+            //WorkOrder dbObject = await WorkOrderGetAsync(putObject.Id, false);
+             WorkOrder dbObject = await ct.WorkOrder.FirstOrDefaultAsync(z=>z.Id==putObject.Id);
             if (dbObject == null)
             {
                 AddError(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, "id");