diff --git a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/dao/VertexReader.java b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/dao/VertexReader.java
index f63d939ff..7ed1cb1af 100644
--- a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/dao/VertexReader.java
+++ b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/dao/VertexReader.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ private ArrayNode expandChildObject(ObjectNode entityNode, List<String> processe
                         if (expandChildObject.size() == 0 && entityNode.get(field).size() == 0) {
                             entityNode.remove(field);
                         }
-                        if (expandChildObject != null && expandChildObject.size() > 0) {
+                        if (expandChildObject != null && entityNode.get(field).size() == 1) {
                             entityNode.set(field, expandChildObject);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/helper/RegistryHelper.java b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/helper/RegistryHelper.java
index e87fb2b29..951209f04 100644
--- a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/helper/RegistryHelper.java
+++ b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/helper/RegistryHelper.java
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ private void updateAttestation(String attestorEntity, String userId, JsonNode en
             } else if (attestation.get(_osState.name()).asText().equals(States.ATTESTATION_REQUESTED.name())) {
                 JsonNode propertyData = JSONUtil.extractPropertyDataFromEntity(uuidPropertyName, entity, attestationPolicy.getAttestationProperties(),  null);
                 if (attestation.has(propertiesUUIDKey)) {
-                    ObjectNode propertiesUUIDs = attestations.get(propertiesUUIDKey).deepCopy();
+                    ObjectNode propertiesUUIDs = attestation.get(propertiesUUIDKey).deepCopy();
                     Map<String, List<String>> propertiesUUIDMapper = new HashMap<>();
                     ObjectReader reader = objectMapper.readerFor(new TypeReference<List<String>>() {
                     });
diff --git a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java
index 989037820..c2af9ef31 100755
--- a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeFactory;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeType;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
@@ -483,7 +484,11 @@ private void doDelete(IRegistryDao registryDao, VertexReader vr, Set<String> pre
             itemUuid = ArrayHelper.unquoteString(itemUuid);
             if (!updatedUuids.contains(itemUuid)) {
                 // delete this item
-                registryDao.deleteEntity(uuidVertexMap.get(itemUuid));
+                if(isHardDeleteEnabled) {
+                    registryDao.hardDeleteEntity(uuidVertexMap.get(itemUuid));
+                } else {
+                    registryDao.deleteEntity(uuidVertexMap.get(itemUuid));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -517,7 +522,7 @@ private void doUpdate(Shard shard, Graph graph, IRegistryDao registryDao, Vertex
                         oneElementNode.isValueNode() || oneElementNode.isArray()) {
                     logger.info("Value or array node, going to update {}", oneElement.getKey());
 
-                    if (oneElementNode.isArray()) {
+                    if (oneElementNode.isArray() && (oneElementNode.isEmpty() || oneElementNode.get(0).getNodeType().equals(JsonNodeType.OBJECT))) {
                         // Arrays are treated specially - we create a blank node and then
                         // individual items
                         String arrayRefLabel = RefLabelHelper.getArrayLabel(oneElement.getKey(), uuidPropertyName);