diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
index aa882298..12af2b50 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
@@ -3766,13 +3766,19 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         {
             //static method 
             long WoId = await GetWorkOrderIdFromRelativeAsync(ayaType, id, ct);
-            return await ct.WorkOrderState.AsNoTracking()
+            var currentStatus = await ct.WorkOrderState.AsNoTracking()
                  .Include(z => z.WorkOrderStatus)
                  .Where(z => z.WorkOrderId == WoId)
                  .OrderBy(z => z.Created)
                  .Select(z => z.WorkOrderStatus)
                  .Take(1)
                  .FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+            if (currentStatus == null)
+            {
+                //default
+                return new WorkOrderStatus() { Id = -1, Locked = false, Completed = false };
+            }
+            return currentStatus;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs
index 1fe47d35..666b9974 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs
@@ -2194,78 +2194,36 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         //
         public async Task SeedWorkOrderAsync(ILogger log, int count)
         {
-            DateTime seedStartWindow = DateTime.Now.AddYears(-1);
-            DateTime seedEndWindow = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-5);
+            DateTime seedStartWindow = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-9);
+            DateTime seedEndWindow = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(3);
             for (int x = 0; x < count; x++)
             {
                 WorkOrder o = new WorkOrder();
                 o.Notes = Fake.Lorem.Sentence();
                 o.Tags = RandomTags();
-                o.InternalReferenceNumber = "irf-" + Fake.Finance.Account(4);
-                o.Active
-
-
                 var woDate = Fake.Date.Between(seedStartWindow, seedEndWindow);
-                o. = woDate.ToUniversalTime();
-                o.ExpectedReceiveDate = woDate.AddDays(5).ToUniversalTime();
-
-
-                o.VendorMemo = Fake.Lorem.Sentence();
-                if (Fake.Random.Number(1, 10) == 5)
-                    o.ProjectId = Fake.Random.Long(1, TotalSeededProjects);
-
-                o.Text1 = Fake.Lorem.Sentence(1, 3);
-                o.Text2 = Fake.Lorem.Sentence(1, 3);
-
-                List<long> partsAdded = new List<long>();
-                int partCount = Fake.Random.Int(1, 5);
-
-
-
-
-                //simulate some items without tax codes
-                bool addTaxCode = (Fake.Random.Number(1, 4) != 3);
-
-                //simulate some items not received
-                bool isReceived = (Fake.Random.Number(1, 4) != 3);
-
-                o.Status = isReceived ? WorkOrderStatus.ClosedFullReceived : WorkOrderStatus.OpenOrdered;
-
-                for (int y = 0; y < partCount; y++)
+                o.CompleteByDate = woDate.AddDays(5).ToUniversalTime();
+                o.CustomerContactName="contact name here";
+                o.CustomerId = Fake.Random.Long(1, TotalSeededCustomers);
+                o.CustomerReferenceNumber = "crf-" + Fake.Finance.Account(4);                
+                o.InternalReferenceNumber = "irf-" + Fake.Finance.Account(4);
+                o.ServiceDate=woDate.ToUniversalTime();
+                             
+                int woItemCount = Fake.Random.Int(1, 3);
+                for (int y = 0; y < woItemCount; y++)
                 {
-                    long partId = 0;
-                    do
-                    {
-                        partId = Fake.Random.Long(1, TotalSeededParts);
-                    } while (partsAdded.Contains(partId));
-                    partsAdded.Add(partId);
-                    var qty = Fake.Random.Int(1, 5);
-                    var cost = Fake.Random.Decimal(1, 25);
-
-                    // 50% chance it has received serial numbers    
-                    string serials = string.Empty;
-                    if (isReceived && Fake.Random.Number() == 1)
-                    {
-                        var serialStart = Fake.Finance.Account().ToString();
-                        for (int si = 0; si < qty; si++)
-                        {
-                            serials += serialStart + si.ToString() + ", ";
-
-                        }
-                        serials = serials.TrimEnd().TrimEnd(',');
-                    }
-
                     o.Items.Add(new WorkOrderItem()
                     {
-                        PartId = partId,
-                        PartWarehouseId = Fake.Random.Long(1, 3),
-                        QuantityOrdered = qty,
-                        QuantityReceived = isReceived ? qty : 0,
-                        WorkOrderCost = cost,
-                        ReceivedCost = isReceived ? cost : 0,
-                        ReceivedDate = isReceived ? o.ExpectedReceiveDate : null,
-                        PurchaseTaxCodeId = addTaxCode ? 3 : null,//sales and goods
-                        Serials = serials
+                        
+                        // PartId = partId,
+                        // PartWarehouseId = Fake.Random.Long(1, 3),
+                        // QuantityOrdered = qty,
+                        // QuantityReceived = isReceived ? qty : 0,
+                        // WorkOrderCost = cost,
+                        // ReceivedCost = isReceived ? cost : 0,
+                        // ReceivedDate = isReceived ? o.ExpectedReceiveDate : null,
+                        // PurchaseTaxCodeId = addTaxCode ? 3 : null,//sales and goods
+                        // Serials = serials
                     });
                 }