diff --git a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp
index d53c689..761d8fc 100644
--- a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp
+++ b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Database/ModelCardDatabase.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace {
 	Constructor
   --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 ModelCardDatabase::ModelCardDatabase() {
-	auto engine = std::make_shared<Engine>(modelCardDBaseName,
+	m_engine = std::make_shared<Engine>(modelCardDBaseName,
 			//Schema
 		 DBaseSchema{active::utility::String{modelCardDBaseName},
 				//Tables
diff --git a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Record/Model/ModelCard.h b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Record/Model/ModelCard.h
index f5a03fc..6db4ec5 100644
--- a/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Record/Model/ModelCard.h
+++ b/SpeckleConnector/Connector/Record/Model/ModelCard.h
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ namespace connector::record {
 		 Default constructor
 		 */
 		ModelCard() {}
+		/*!
+		 Constructor
+		 @param modelID The model ID
+		 @param projectID The project ID
+		 @param accountID The account ID
+		 @param serverURL The server URL
+		 @param settings Any BIM host-related settings relevant to the appearance/rendering of the model, e.g. LoD, if properties included etc
+		 */
+		ModelCard(const speckle::database::RecordID& modelID, const speckle::database::RecordID& projectID,
+				  const speckle::database::RecordID& accountID, const speckle::utility::String& serverURL,
+				  const SettingList& settings) :
+				m_modelID(modelID), m_projectID(projectID), m_accountID(accountID), m_serverURL(serverURL), m_settings(settings) {}
 		/*!
 		 Destructor
 		 */
diff --git a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Content/Record.h b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Content/Record.h
index fdd1b3c..5d70542 100644
--- a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Content/Record.h
+++ b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Content/Record.h
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ namespace speckle::database {
 		/*!
 		 Default constructor
 		 */
-		Record() : base{} {}
+		Record() : base{active::utility::Guid{true}.operator active::utility::String(),
+				active::utility::Guid{true}.operator active::utility::String()} {}	//TODO: Implement a better default for the ID
 		/*!
 		 Constructor
 		 @param ID The record ID
 		 */
-		Record(speckle::utility::String ID) : base{ID} {}
+		Record(speckle::utility::String ID, speckle::utility::String::Option globID = std::nullopt) :
+				base{ID, globID.value_or(active::utility::Guid{true}.operator active::utility::String())} {}
 		/*!
 		 Destructor
 		 */
diff --git a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreCore.cpp b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreCore.cpp
index b0a6b77..6438b2d 100644
--- a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreCore.cpp
+++ b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/DocumentStore/DocumentStoreCore.cpp
@@ -58,13 +58,11 @@ namespace {
 	bool isExistingStore(active::utility::NameID& storeID) {
 		if (storeID.id)
 			return true;	//We must have a store if the ID is populated
-		bool isStoreFound = false;
 		API_Guid acID;
 		if (auto statusCode = convertArchicadError(ACAPI_AddOnObject_GetObjectGuidFromName(String{storeID.name}, &acID)); statusCode != nominal)
 			throw std::system_error(DocumentStoreCore::makeError(statusCode));
 		storeID.id = Guid{acID};
-		isStoreFound = true;
-		return isStoreFound;
+		return storeID.id.operator bool();	//Returns true if the store ID is non-null, i.e. the object exists
 	} //isExistingStore