Hi, there is a bug in the new database typescript definitions. https://github.com/angular/angularfire2/blob/master/src/database/list/create-reference.ts#L11 i think that line no. 6 should be: ```typescript update: createDataOperationMethod<Partial<T>>(query.ref, 'update'), ``` otherwise the non destructive `.update()` wants as second arguments a complete T object instead of a Partial<T>.