diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index d75ade1d..730f6183 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default gql`
     remote: Boolean
     sub: Sub
     subName: String
-    status: String
+    status: String!
     uploadId: Int
     otsHash: String
     parentOtsHash: String
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/sub.js b/api/typeDefs/sub.js
index a7b00aee..8401f185 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/sub.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/sub.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default gql`
   }
 
   type Sub {
-    name: ID!
+    name: String!
     createdAt: Date!
     userId: Int!
     user: User!
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/user.js b/api/typeDefs/user.js
index bfefe7e3..fd26838c 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/user.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/user.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default gql`
   type User {
     id: ID!
     createdAt: Date!
-    name: String
+    name: String!
     nitems(when: String, from: String, to: String): Int!
     nposts(when: String, from: String, to: String): Int!
     nterritories(when: String, from: String, to: String): Int!