diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/Inventory/StockAudits/NewStockAudit.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/Inventory/StockAudits/NewStockAudit.jsx
index 104537f3..553647c4 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/Inventory/StockAudits/NewStockAudit.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/Inventory/StockAudits/NewStockAudit.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ const NewStockAudit = ({ onOk, reset, defaultValues }) => {
     <NewObjectForm
       type='stockAudit'
       reset={reset}
-      defaultValues={{ state: { type: 'draft' }, auditLines: [], ...defaultValues }}
+      defaultValues={{
+        state: { type: 'draft' },
+        auditLines: [],
+        ...defaultValues
+      }}
     >
       {({ handleSubmit, submitLoading, objectData, formValid }) => {
         const steps = [
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ const NewStockAudit = ({ onOk, reset, defaultValues }) => {
                   _id: false,
                   _reference: false,
                   createdAt: false,
+                  postedAt: false,
                   updatedAt: false,
                   auditLines: false
                 }}
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/Management/StockAuditLevels/NewStockAuditLevel.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/Management/StockAuditLevels/NewStockAuditLevel.jsx
index 42e00f44..0186f527 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/Management/StockAuditLevels/NewStockAuditLevel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/Management/StockAuditLevels/NewStockAuditLevel.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ const NewStockAuditLevel = ({ onOk, reset, defaultValues }) => {
     <NewObjectForm
       type='stockAuditLevel'
       reset={reset}
-      defaultValues={{ auditLines: [], ...defaultValues }}
+      defaultValues={{
+        auditLines: [],
+        state: { type: 'draft' },
+        ...defaultValues
+      }}
     >
       {({ handleSubmit, submitLoading, objectData, formValid }) => {
         const steps = [
@@ -39,7 +43,8 @@ const NewStockAuditLevel = ({ onOk, reset, defaultValues }) => {
                   _id: false,
                   _reference: false,
                   createdAt: false,
-                  updatedAt: false
+                  updatedAt: false,
+                  auditLines: false
                 }}
                 isEditing={false}
                 objectData={objectData}
diff --git a/src/database/models/StockAuditLevel.js b/src/database/models/StockAuditLevel.js
index 11d64ef3..0f64e2ef 100644
--- a/src/database/models/StockAuditLevel.js
+++ b/src/database/models/StockAuditLevel.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const StockAuditLevel = {
       name: 'tags',
       label: 'Tags',
       type: 'tags',
-      required: false,
+      required: true,
       columnWidth: 200
     },
     {
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ export const StockAuditLevel = {
           showHyperlink: true,
           columnWidth: 220,
           disabled: (row) => row?.allItems === true || row?.allSkus === true,
-          value: (row) =>
-            row?.allItems || row?.allSkus ? null : row?.itemSku,
+          value: (row) => (row?.allItems || row?.allSkus ? null : row?.itemSku),
           masterFilter: (row) => {
             const itemId = row?.item?._id ?? row?.item
             if (row?.itemType === 'filament' && itemId) {