diff --git a/profile/profile.go b/profile/profile.go
index 58dc1c5a..53687ed4 100644
--- a/profile/profile.go
+++ b/profile/profile.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 // Profile is a configuration profile
 type Profile struct {
-	UUID              string `plist:"-" json:"profile_uuid" db:"profile_uuid"`
+	UUID              string `plist:"-" json:"profile_uuid,omitempty" db:"profile_uuid"`
 	PayloadIdentifier string `json:"payload_identifier" db:"identifier"`
-	Data              string `json:"data" db:"data"`
+	Data              string `json:"data,omitempty" db:"data"`
 }
 
 // Logger adds a logger to the database config
diff --git a/workflow/service.go b/workflow/service.go
index c6338f71..2ff0fc3a 100644
--- a/workflow/service.go
+++ b/workflow/service.go
@@ -36,10 +36,16 @@ func (svc workflowService) CreateWorkflow(wfRequest *Workflow) (*Workflow, error
 	}
 	// if this loop fails the workflow already exists
 	// need to delete the workflow? ugh
+	// also, the PayloadIdentifier is not validated
+	// it should be
 	for _, pf := range wfRequest.Profiles {
 		if err := svc.db.AddProfile(wf.UUID, pf.UUID); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "createworkflow failed to add profile")
 		}
+		wf.Profiles = append(wf.Profiles, configProfile{
+			UUID:              pf.UUID,
+			PayloadIdentifier: pf.PayloadIdentifier,
+		})
 	}
 	return wf, nil
 }