diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index 50de91b..0526d44 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_DICTIONARY = {
     isComplete: false,
     isPublic: false,
   },
-  lastUpdated: null,
+  lastUpdated: getTimestampInSeconds(),
   createdOn: getTimestampInSeconds(),
   version: MIGRATE_VERSION,
 };
diff --git a/src/php/api/Dictionary.php b/src/php/api/Dictionary.php
index c3cb002..0f73d63 100644
--- a/src/php/api/Dictionary.php
+++ b/src/php/api/Dictionary.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ VALUES ($new_id, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
         'name' => $result['name'],
         'specification' => $result['specification'],
         'description' => $result['description'],
-        'partsOfSpeech' => $partsOfSpeech,
+        'partsOfSpeech' => explode(',', $partsOfSpeech),
         'details' => array(
           'phonology' => array(
             'consonants' => $result['consonants'] !== '' ? explode(' ', $result['consonants']) : array(),
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ VALUES ($new_id, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
           'isComplete' => $result['is_complete'] === '1' ? true : false,
           'isPublic' => $result['is_public'] === '1' ? true : false,
         ),
-        'lastUpdated' => is_null($result['last_updated']) ? null : $result['last_updated'],
+        'lastUpdated' => is_null($result['last_updated']) ? $results['created_on'] : $result['last_updated'],
         'createdOn' => $result['created_on'],
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/php/api/User.php b/src/php/api/User.php
index bc1b5b1..617c7dc 100644
--- a/src/php/api/User.php
+++ b/src/php/api/User.php
@@ -194,7 +194,13 @@ VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)';
     if ($user_data !== false) {
       $user = $user_data->id;
       $dictionary = $user_data->dictionary;
-      return $this->dictionary->setDetails($user, $dictionary, $dictionary_details);
+      $details_updated = $this->dictionary->setDetails($user, $dictionary, $dictionary_details);
+      if ($details_updated === true) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return array(
+        'error' => $details_updated,
+      );
     }
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/php/api/index.php b/src/php/api/index.php
index aff5717..e0ed336 100644
--- a/src/php/api/index.php
+++ b/src/php/api/index.php
@@ -222,13 +222,19 @@ switch ($action) {
     if ($token !== false && isset($request['details'])) {
       $user = new User();
       $update_details_success = $user->updateCurrentDictionaryDetails($token, $request['details']);
-      if ($update_details_success !== false) {
+      if ($update_details_success === true) {
         return Response::json(array(
           // 'data' => 'Updated successfully',
           'data' => $update_details_success,
           'error' => false,
         ), 200);
       }
+      if (isset($update_details_success['error'])) {
+        return Response::json(array(
+          'data' => $update_details_success['error'],
+          'error' => true,
+        ), 500);
+      }
       return Response::json(array(
         'data' => 'Could not set dictionary: invalid token',
         'error' => true,