diff --git a/app/app/models/document.js b/app/app/models/document.js
index ab787864..b32b2545 100644
--- a/app/app/models/document.js
+++ b/app/app/models/document.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default Model.extend({
 	folderId: attr('string'),
 	userId: attr('string'),
 	tags: attr('string'),
-	template: attr('string'),
+	template: attr('boolean'),
 
 	// client-side property
 	selected: attr('boolean', { defaultValue: false }),
diff --git a/app/app/services/document.js b/app/app/services/document.js
index 176db9ff..b5b52c15 100644
--- a/app/app/services/document.js
+++ b/app/app/services/document.js
@@ -73,12 +73,10 @@ export default Ember.Service.extend({
 	// saveDocument updates an existing document record.
 	save(doc) {
 		let id = doc.get('id');
-		let data = doc.toJSON();
-		Ember.set(data, 'id', id)
 
 		return this.get('ajax').request(`documents/${id}`, {
 			method: 'PUT',
-			data: JSON.stringify(data)
+			data: JSON.stringify(doc)
 		});
 	},