diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3e7025..69042f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [[3.0.5]] - 2020-02-22
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix `model.Report` update function. The model won't be updated with empty fatalities. [#237]
+
 ## [[3.0.4]] - 2020-02-15
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -202,6 +208,7 @@ This first version allows a user to retrieve traffic fatality repports for a cer
 [3.0.2]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/releases/3.0.2
 [3.0.3]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/releases/3.0.3
 [3.0.4]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/releases/3.0.4
+[3.0.5]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/releases/3.0.5
 
 [//]: # (Issue/PR links)
 [#13]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/issues/13
@@ -255,3 +262,4 @@ This first version allows a user to retrieve traffic fatality repports for a cer
 [#227]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/pull/227
 [#230]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/pull/230
 [#234]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/pull/234
+[#237]: https://github.com/scrapd/scrapd/pull/237
diff --git a/scrapd/core/model.py b/scrapd/core/model.py
index 54fca37..d434f51 100644
--- a/scrapd/core/model.py
+++ b/scrapd/core/model.py
@@ -114,21 +114,23 @@ def update(self, other, strict=False):
 
         # When strict...
         if strict:
-            # The case number and date must be identical.
+            # The case number must be identical.
             if not all([getattr(self, attr) == getattr(other, attr) for attr in required_attrs]):
                 raise ValueError(
                     f'in strict mode the required attributes "({", ".join(required_attrs)})" must be identical')
         else:
-            # Otherwise they are overridden.
+            # Otherwise the required attributes are overridden.
             for attr in required_attrs:
                 setattr(self, attr, getattr(other, attr))
 
         # Set the non-empty attributes of `other` into the empty attributes of the current instance.
         for attr in attrs:
+            # Fatalities are a special case because we cannot simply update their attributes individually.
+            # Therefore it is all or nothing, but we want to make sure we do not update it with empty values.
             if attr == 'fatalities':
-                setattr(self, attr, getattr(other, attr))
-                continue
-            if not getattr(self, attr) and getattr(other, attr):
+                if getattr(other, attr):
+                    setattr(self, attr, getattr(other, attr))
+            elif not getattr(self, attr) and getattr(other, attr):
                 setattr(self, attr, getattr(other, attr))
 
     @validator('case')
diff --git a/tests/core/test_model.py b/tests/core/test_model.py
index 27c15d1..02fe34b 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_model.py
@@ -166,6 +166,44 @@
         'strict': False,
         'id': 'update-multi-fatalities',
     },
+    {
+        'input_': model.Report(
+            case='19-123456',
+            date=now.date(),
+            link='link',
+            fatalities=[
+                model.Fatality(
+                    age=21,
+                    dob=datetime.date(1998, 4, 28),
+                    ethnicity=model.Ethnicity.white,
+                    first='Owen',
+                    gender=model.Gender.male,
+                    last='Macki',
+                    middle='William',
+                ),
+            ],
+        ),
+        'other': model.Report(case='19-123456', date=now.date(), link='other link', crash=1, fatalities=[]),
+        'expected': model.Report(
+            case='19-123456',
+            date=now.date(),
+            link='link',
+            crash=1,
+            fatalities=[
+                model.Fatality(
+                    age=21,
+                    dob=datetime.date(1998, 4, 28),
+                    ethnicity=model.Ethnicity.white,
+                    first='Owen',
+                    gender=model.Gender.male,
+                    last='Macki',
+                    middle='William',
+                ),
+            ],
+        ),
+        'strict': True,
+        'id': 'update-no-fatalities',
+    },
 ]
 
 
@@ -252,7 +290,8 @@ def test_update_00(self, input_, other, strict, expected):
         """Ensure models can be updated."""
         actual = input_.copy(deep=True)
         actual.update(other, strict)
-        assert actual == expected
+        # assert actual == expected
+        assert actual.dict() == expected.dict()
 
     def test_update_01(self):
         """Ensure required fields are identical in strict mode."""