diff --git a/api/models/groupModel.js b/api/models/groupModel.js
index bb47f05..5cc73e5 100644
--- a/api/models/groupModel.js
+++ b/api/models/groupModel.js
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
-var GroupSchema = new Schema({
+var permissonsSchema
+
+
+var groupSchema = new Schema({
     // TODO additional fields may be added 
     name: {
         type: String
@@ -13,4 +16,4 @@ var GroupSchema = new Schema({
     users: []
 });
 
-module.exports = mongoose.model('Group', GroupSchema);
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Group', groupSchema);
diff --git a/api/models/permissionModel.js b/api/models/permissionModel.js
index eeb088f..00663e8 100644
--- a/api/models/permissionModel.js
+++ b/api/models/permissionModel.js
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
-var PermissionSchema = new Schema({
+var permissionSchema = new Schema({
     // TODO additional fields may be added 
-    name: {
-        type: String
-    },
+    name: String,
 });
 
-module.exports = mongoose.model('Permission', PermissionSchema);
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Permission', permissionSchema);
diff --git a/api/models/userModel.js b/api/models/userModel.js
index 1671494..70d4b65 100644
--- a/api/models/userModel.js
+++ b/api/models/userModel.js
@@ -3,19 +3,14 @@
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
-var UserSchema = new Schema({
+var userSchema = new Schema({
     // TODO additional fields may be added 
-    username: {
-        type: String,
-        required: 'Name'
-    },
-    email: {
-        type: String
-    },
+    username: String,
+    email: String,
     Created_date: {
         type: Date,
         default: Date.now
     }
 });
 
-module.exports = mongoose.model('User', UserSchema);
+module.exports = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);