diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
index a87facc56..79c797293 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
     previousVersion: Optional<string>,
   ): Promise<void> {
     if (previousVersion) await this.migration(effects, previousVersion)
-    await this.properties(effects)
     await effects.setMainStatus({ status: "stopped" })
   }
   private async uninit(
@@ -458,9 +457,12 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
         path: "/properties",
         value: exposeUis.map((x) => x.value),
       })
-      await effects.exposeUi(
-        exposeUis.map((x, i) => ({ ...x, path: `/properties/${i}` }) as any),
-      )
+      await effects.exposeUi({
+        paths: exposeUis.map((x, i) => ({
+          ...x,
+          path: `/properties/${i}`,
+        })) as any[],
+      })
     } else if (setConfigValue.type === "script") {
       const moduleCode = this.moduleCode
       const method = moduleCode.properties
@@ -479,9 +481,12 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
         path: "/properties",
         value: exposeUis.map((x) => x.value),
       })
-      await effects.exposeUi(
-        exposeUis.map((x, i) => ({ ...x, path: `/properties/${i}` }) as any),
-      )
+      await effects.exposeUi({
+        paths: exposeUis.map((x, i) => ({
+          ...x,
+          path: `/properties/${i}`,
+        })) as any[],
+      })
     }
   }
   private async health(
diff --git a/core/startos/src/service/service_effect_handler.rs b/core/startos/src/service/service_effect_handler.rs
index ea2228e81..48e27134b 100644
--- a/core/startos/src/service/service_effect_handler.rs
+++ b/core/startos/src/service/service_effect_handler.rs
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ async fn set_store(
                 .or_not_found(&package_id)?
                 .as_store_mut();
             let mut model_value = model.de()?;
+            if model_value.is_null() {
+                model_value = json!({});
+            }
             path.set(&mut model_value, value, true)
                 .with_kind(ErrorKind::ParseDbField)?;
             model.ser(&model_value)
diff --git a/sdk/lib/inits/setupInit.ts b/sdk/lib/inits/setupInit.ts
index 7d4586ef1..9139de23b 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/inits/setupInit.ts
+++ b/sdk/lib/inits/setupInit.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function setupInit<Manifest extends SDKManifest, Store>(
         utils,
       })
       await opts.effects.exposeForDependents(services)
-      await opts.effects.exposeUi(ui)
+      await opts.effects.exposeUi({ paths: ui })
     },
     uninit: async (opts) => {
       await migrations.uninit(opts)
diff --git a/sdk/lib/types.ts b/sdk/lib/types.ts
index a53b3d273..335372d6c 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/types.ts
+++ b/sdk/lib/types.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@ export type Effects = {
     options: ExposeServicePaths<Store>,
   ): Promise<void>
 
-  exposeUi<Store = never>(options: ExposeUiPaths<Store>): Promise<void>
+  exposeUi<Store = never>(options: {
+    paths: ExposeUiPaths<Store>
+  }): Promise<void>
   /**
    * There are times that we want to see the addresses that where exported
    * @param options.addressId If we want to filter the address id