diff --git a/common/models/User-Credential.json b/common/models/User-Credential.json
index 15a271faa4..b3ed7d7e48 100644
--- a/common/models/User-Credential.json
+++ b/common/models/User-Credential.json
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
     }
   },
   "acls": [],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/User-Identity.json b/common/models/User-Identity.json
index 79c2192f1c..3288b92b81 100644
--- a/common/models/User-Identity.json
+++ b/common/models/User-Identity.json
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
       "permission": "DENY"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/challenge.json b/common/models/challenge.json
index 4f62940223..59a73ce7d7 100644
--- a/common/models/challenge.json
+++ b/common/models/challenge.json
@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@
     },
     "head": {
       "type": "array",
-      "default": [],
-      "description": "appended to user code"
+      "description": "appended to user code",
+      "default": []
     },
     "tail": {
       "type": "array",
-      "default": [],
-      "description": "prepended to user code"
+      "description": "prepended to user code",
+      "default": []
     },
     "helpRoom": {
       "type": "string",
-      "default": "Help",
-      "description": "Gitter help chatroom this challenge belongs too. Must be PascalCase"
+      "description": "Gitter help chatroom this challenge belongs too. Must be PascalCase",
+      "default": "Help"
     },
     "fileName": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@
       "permission": "ALLOW"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/job.json b/common/models/job.json
index 35191deaf8..cc5cfd8d8d 100644
--- a/common/models/job.json
+++ b/common/models/job.json
@@ -71,23 +71,23 @@
     },
     "isFrontEndCert": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "defaut": false,
-      "description": "Camper must be front end certified to apply"
+      "description": "Camper must be front end certified to apply",
+      "defaut": false
     },
     "isBackEndCert": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Camper must be back end certified to apply"
+      "description": "Camper must be back end certified to apply",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isFullStackCert": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Camper must be full stack certified to apply"
+      "description": "Camper must be full stack certified to apply",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isRemoteOk": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Camper may work remotely"
+      "description": "Camper may work remotely",
+      "default": false
     },
     "howToApply": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -115,5 +115,5 @@
       "permission": "ALLOW"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/nonprofit.json b/common/models/nonprofit.json
index d83bd55739..723157e9d8 100644
--- a/common/models/nonprofit.json
+++ b/common/models/nonprofit.json
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@
       "permission": "ALLOW"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/pledge.json b/common/models/pledge.json
index 08e46df414..f63ea4abf5 100644
--- a/common/models/pledge.json
+++ b/common/models/pledge.json
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
       "permission": "ALLOW"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/promo.json b/common/models/promo.json
index 8cab2c27c4..71ba6849f0 100644
--- a/common/models/promo.json
+++ b/common/models/promo.json
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
       "property": "getButton"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/story.json b/common/models/story.json
index d338199a48..dd8650fba6 100644
--- a/common/models/story.json
+++ b/common/models/story.json
@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@
       "property": "create"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/common/models/user.json b/common/models/user.json
index 225f58a78c..9342b5cdb5 100644
--- a/common/models/user.json
+++ b/common/models/user.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "name": "user",
   "base": "User",
   "strict": true,
-  "emailVerificationRequired": false,
   "idInjection": true,
+  "emailVerificationRequired": false,
   "trackChanges": false,
   "properties": {
     "email": {
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
     },
     "isBanned": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "User is banned from posting to camper news"
+      "description": "User is banned from posting to camper news",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isCheater": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Users who are confirmed to break academic honesty policy are marked as cheaters"
+      "description": "Users who are confirmed to break academic honesty policy are marked as cheaters",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isGithubCool": {
       "type": "boolean",
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
     },
     "username": {
       "type": "string",
-      "require": true,
       "index": {
         "mongodb": {
           "unique": true,
           "background": true
         }
-      }
+      },
+      "require": true
     },
     "bio": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -117,51 +117,51 @@
     },
     "isLocked": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Campers profile does not show challenges/certificates to the public"
+      "description": "Campers profile does not show challenges/certificates to the public",
+      "default": false
     },
     "currentChallenge": {
       "type": {}
     },
     "isUniqMigrated": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Campers completedChallenges array is free of duplicates"
+      "description": "Campers completedChallenges array is free of duplicates",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isHonest": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Camper has signed academic honesty policy"
+      "description": "Camper has signed academic honesty policy",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isFrontEndCert": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "defaut": false,
-      "description": "Camper is front end certified"
+      "description": "Camper is front end certified",
+      "defaut": false
     },
     "isDataVisCert": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "defaut": false,
-      "description": "Camper is data visualization certified"
+      "description": "Camper is data visualization certified",
+      "defaut": false
     },
     "isBackEndCert": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Campers is back end certified"
+      "description": "Campers is back end certified",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isFullStackCert": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Campers is full stack certified"
+      "description": "Campers is full stack certified",
+      "default": false
     },
     "isChallengeMapMigrated": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false,
-      "description": "Migrate completedChallenges array to challenge map"
+      "description": "Migrate completedChallenges array to challenge map",
+      "default": false
     },
     "challengeMap": {
       "type": "object",
-      "default": {},
-      "description": "A map by id of all the user completed challenges"
+      "description": "A map by id of all the user completed challenges",
+      "default": {}
     },
     "completedChallenges": {
       "type": [
@@ -258,5 +258,5 @@
       "property": "updateTheme"
     }
   ],
-  "methods": []
+  "methods": {}
 }
diff --git a/server/middleware.json b/server/middleware.json
index 1ee88d4cb6..5732969e4e 100644
--- a/server/middleware.json
+++ b/server/middleware.json
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
   "auth:before": {
     "./middlewares/add-return-to": {}
   },
-  "auth": {
-  },
   "parse": {
     "body-parser#json": {},
     "body-parser#urlencoded": {
-      "params": { "extended": true }
+      "params": {
+        "extended": true
+      }
     },
     "method-override": {},
     "./middlewares/cookie-parser": {}
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@
     "./middlewares/migrate-completed-challenges": {},
     "./middlewares/flash-cheaters": {}
   },
-  "routes": {
-  },
-  "files": {
-  },
-  "final": {
-  },
+  "files": {},
   "final:after": {
     "./middlewares/keymetrics": {},
     "./middlewares/error-handlers": {}