diff --git a/core/lib/src/models/tables/study.dart b/core/lib/src/models/tables/study.dart
index 0f6d773bd..ba0508cdd 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/models/tables/study.dart
+++ b/core/lib/src/models/tables/study.dart
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Study extends SupabaseObjectFunctions<Study> {
   Questionnaire? fhirQuestionnaire;
 
   @JsonKey(includeToJson: false, includeFromJson: false)
-  late List<StudyTag> studyTags = [];
+  List<StudyTag> studyTags = [];
 
   @JsonKey(includeToJson: false, includeFromJson: false)
   int participantCount = 0;
@@ -108,16 +108,12 @@ class Study extends SupabaseObjectFunctions<Study> {
     final study = _$StudyFromJson(json);
     final List? studyTags = json['study_tags'] as List?;
     if (studyTags != null) {
-      study.studyTags = studyTags
-          .map(
+      study.studyTags = studyTags.map(
             (json) => StudyTag.fromTag(
               studyId: study.id,
               tag: Tag.fromJson(json as Map<String, dynamic>),
             ),
-          )
-          .toList();
-    } else {
-      study.studyTags = [];
+          ).toList();
     }
 
     final List? repo = json['repo'] as List?;
@@ -265,6 +261,6 @@ class Study extends SupabaseObjectFunctions<Study> {
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return 'Study{id: $id, title: $title, description: $description, tag: $studyTags, userId: $userId, participation: $participation, resultSharing: $resultSharing, contact: $contact, iconName: $iconName, published: $published, questionnaire: $questionnaire, eligibilityCriteria: $eligibilityCriteria, consent: $consent, interventions: $interventions, observations: $observations, schedule: $schedule, reportSpecification: $reportSpecification, results: $results, collaboratorEmails: $collaboratorEmails, registryPublished: $registryPublished, fhirQuestionnaire: $fhirQuestionnaire, participantCount: $participantCount, endedCount: $endedCount, activeSubjectCount: $activeSubjectCount, missedDays: $missedDays, repo: $repo, invites: $invites, participants: $participants, participantsProgress: $participantsProgress, createdAt: $createdAt}';
+    return 'Study{id: $id, title: $title, description: $description, studyTags: $studyTags, userId: $userId, participation: $participation, resultSharing: $resultSharing, contact: $contact, iconName: $iconName, published: $published, questionnaire: $questionnaire, eligibilityCriteria: $eligibilityCriteria, consent: $consent, interventions: $interventions, observations: $observations, schedule: $schedule, reportSpecification: $reportSpecification, results: $results, collaboratorEmails: $collaboratorEmails, registryPublished: $registryPublished, fhirQuestionnaire: $fhirQuestionnaire, participantCount: $participantCount, endedCount: $endedCount, activeSubjectCount: $activeSubjectCount, missedDays: $missedDays, repo: $repo, invites: $invites, participants: $participants, participantsProgress: $participantsProgress, createdAt: $createdAt}';
   }
 }
diff --git a/designer_v2/lib/domain/study.dart b/designer_v2/lib/domain/study.dart
index 6088126f7..a0bcd708c 100644
--- a/designer_v2/lib/domain/study.dart
+++ b/designer_v2/lib/domain/study.dart
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ extension StudyDuplicateX on Study {
     return copy;
   }
 
-// todo tags
   Study copyJsonIgnoredAttributes({required Study from, createdAt = false}) {
+    studyTags = from.studyTags;
     participantCount = from.participantCount;
     activeSubjectCount = from.activeSubjectCount;
     endedCount = from.endedCount;
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ extension StudyDuplicateX on Study {
     return this;
   }
 
-// todo tags
   Study resetJsonIgnoredAttributes() {
+    studyTags = [];
     participantCount = 0;
     activeSubjectCount = 0;
     endedCount = 0;
diff --git a/designer_v2/lib/features/design/info/study_info_form_view.dart b/designer_v2/lib/features/design/info/study_info_form_view.dart
index d33369557..996c51e18 100644
--- a/designer_v2/lib/features/design/info/study_info_form_view.dart
+++ b/designer_v2/lib/features/design/info/study_info_form_view.dart
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class StudyDesignInfoFormView extends StudyDesignPageWidget {
                   labelHelpText: 'tr.form_field_study_tags_tooltip',
                   input: ReactiveFormConsumer(builder: (context, form, child) {
                     final tags = ref.read(tagRepositoryProvider);
-                    final studyTags = ref.watch(studyTagRepositoryProvider(studyId));
+                    final studyTags = ref.read(studyTagRepositoryProvider(studyId));
                     final selectedTags = formViewModel.tagsControl.value!
                         .map((e) => MultiSelectItem<Tag>(value: e.tag, name: e.name))
                         .toList();
diff --git a/designer_v2/lib/repositories/api_client.dart b/designer_v2/lib/repositories/api_client.dart
index 0aaaaeb9c..23f6b4a3f 100644
--- a/designer_v2/lib/repositories/api_client.dart
+++ b/designer_v2/lib/repositories/api_client.dart
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ class StudyUApiClient extends SupabaseClientDependant with SupabaseQueryMixin im
   @override
   Future<Study> saveStudy(Study study) async {
     await _testDelay();
-    // Chain a fetch request to make sure we return a complete & updated study
-    final request = study.save(); //.then((study) => fetchStudy(study.id));
+    // Chain a fetch request to make sure we return a complete and updated study
+    final request = study.save().then((study) => fetchStudy(study.id));
     return _awaitGuarded<Study>(request);
   }