diff --git a/api/database/migrations/2015_07_21_144551_create_articles_table.php b/api/database/migrations/2015_07_21_144551_create_articles_table.php
index d8fdfb55..99fa0fd3 100644
--- a/api/database/migrations/2015_07_21_144551_create_articles_table.php
+++ b/api/database/migrations/2015_07_21_144551_create_articles_table.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public function up()
         Schema::create(Article::getTableName(), function (Blueprint $table) {
                 $table->uuid('article_id')->primary();
                 $table->string('title', 255);
-                $table->enum('status', Article::$statuses);
+                $table->enum('status', Article::$statuses)->default(Article::STATUS_DRAFT);
                 $table->text('content');
                 $table->text('excerpt')->nullable();
                 $table->string('primary_image')->nullable();
diff --git a/app/src/common/models/article/articleModel.ts b/app/src/common/models/article/articleModel.ts
index db7e4d91..f2bea7d4 100644
--- a/app/src/common/models/article/articleModel.ts
+++ b/app/src/common/models/article/articleModel.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ namespace common.models {
     @common.decorators.changeAware
     export class Article extends AbstractModel{
 
-        public articleId:string;
-        public title:string;
-        public permalink:string;
-        public content:string;
-        public primaryImage:string;
-        public status:string;
+        public articleId:string = undefined;
+        public title:string = undefined;
+        public permalink:string = undefined;
+        public content:string = undefined;
+        public primaryImage:string = undefined;
+        public status:string = undefined;
 
         constructor(data:any) {
 
diff --git a/app/src/common/models/user/userModel.ts b/app/src/common/models/user/userModel.ts
index 2517fe6f..6bd3210a 100644
--- a/app/src/common/models/user/userModel.ts
+++ b/app/src/common/models/user/userModel.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ namespace common.models {
         public static guestType = 'guest';
         public static userTypes:string[] = [User.adminType, User.guestType];
 
-        public userId:string;
-        public email:string;
-        public firstName:string;
-        public lastName:string;
-        public emailConfirmed:string;
-        public country:string;
-        public avatarImgUrl:string;
-        public timezoneIdentifier:string;
-        public _userCredential:global.IUserCredential;
-        public _userProfile:common.models.UserProfile;
-        public userType:string;
+        public userId:string = undefined;
+        public email:string = undefined;
+        public firstName:string = undefined;
+        public lastName:string = undefined;
+        public emailConfirmed:string = undefined;
+        public country:string = undefined;
+        public avatarImgUrl:string = undefined;
+        public timezoneIdentifier:string = undefined;
+        public _userCredential:global.IUserCredential = undefined;
+        public _userProfile:common.models.UserProfile = undefined;
+        public userType:string = undefined;
 
         constructor(data:global.IUserData) {
             super(data);
diff --git a/app/src/common/models/user/userProfileModel.ts b/app/src/common/models/user/userProfileModel.ts
index 9f28cb69..3050572c 100644
--- a/app/src/common/models/user/userProfileModel.ts
+++ b/app/src/common/models/user/userProfileModel.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ module common.models {
 
     export class UserProfile implements IModel {
 
-        public dob:string;
-        public mobile:string;
-        public phone:string;
-        public gender:string;
-        public about:string;
-        public facebook:string;
-        public twitter:string;
-        public pinterest:string;
-        public instagram:string;
-        public website:string;
+        public dob:string = undefined;
+        public mobile:string = undefined;
+        public phone:string = undefined;
+        public gender:string = undefined;
+        public about:string = undefined;
+        public facebook:string = undefined;
+        public twitter:string = undefined;
+        public pinterest:string = undefined;
+        public instagram:string = undefined;
+        public website:string = undefined;
 
         public static genderOptions:IGenderOption[] = [
             {label: 'Male', value: 'M'},
diff --git a/app/src/common/services/article/articleService.ts b/app/src/common/services/article/articleService.ts
index ae3bfc65..4c9ae126 100644
--- a/app/src/common/services/article/articleService.ts
+++ b/app/src/common/services/article/articleService.ts
@@ -64,14 +64,17 @@ namespace common.services.article {
          * Save the article
          * @param article
          * @param newArticle
-         * @returns {any}
+         * @returns ng.IPromise<common.models.Article>
          */
-        public saveArticle(article:common.models.Article, newArticle:boolean = false){
+        public saveArticle(article:common.models.Article, newArticle:boolean = false):ng.IPromise<common.models.Article>{
 
             let method = newArticle? 'put' : 'patch';
 
             return this.ngRestAdapter[method]('/articles/'+article.articleId, (<common.decorators.IChangeAwareDecorator>article).getChanged())
-                .then((res) => article);
+                .then((res) => {
+                    (<common.decorators.IChangeAwareDecorator>article).resetChangedProperties(); //reset so next save only saves the changed ones
+                    return article;
+                });
 
         }