diff --git a/base/dynamicobject.cpp b/base/dynamicobject.cpp
index 0f3a72d33..de63cff7d 100644
--- a/base/dynamicobject.cpp
+++ b/base/dynamicobject.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ DynamicObject::DynamicObject(const Dictionary::Ptr& serializedObject)
 	RegisterAttribute("__source", Attribute_Local);
 	RegisterAttribute("methods", Attribute_Config);
 
+	if (!serializedObject->Contains("configTx"))
+		throw invalid_argument("Serialized object must contain a config snapshot.");
+
 	/* apply state from the config item/remote update */
 	ApplyUpdate(serializedObject, true);
 
@@ -392,12 +395,8 @@ void DynamicObject::DumpObjects(const String& filename)
 
 			/* only persist properties for replicated objects or for objects
 			 * that are marked as persistent */
-			if (!object->GetSource().IsEmpty() /*|| object->IsPersistent()*/) {
+			if (!object->GetSource().IsEmpty() /*|| object->IsPersistent()*/)
 				types |= Attribute_Config;
-				persistentObject->Set("create", true);
-			} else {
-				persistentObject->Set("create", false);
-			}
 
 			Dictionary::Ptr update = object->BuildUpdate(0, types);
 
@@ -453,10 +452,10 @@ void DynamicObject::RestoreObjects(const String& filename)
 
 		String type = persistentObject->Get("type");
 		String name = persistentObject->Get("name");
-		int create = persistentObject->Get("create");
+		bool hasConfig = persistentObject->Contains("configTx");
 		Dictionary::Ptr update = persistentObject->Get("update");
 
-		if (create != 0) {
+		if (hasConfig) {
 			DynamicObject::Ptr object = Create(type, update);
 			object->Register();
 		} else {
diff --git a/components/cibsync/cibsynccomponent.cpp b/components/cibsync/cibsynccomponent.cpp
index 41547ad92..dd44c2913 100644
--- a/components/cibsync/cibsynccomponent.cpp
+++ b/components/cibsync/cibsynccomponent.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bool CIBSyncComponent::ShouldReplicateObject(const DynamicObject::Ptr& object)
 
 void CIBSyncComponent::FetchObjectsHandler(const Endpoint::Ptr& sender)
 {
-	pair<DynamicObject::TypeMap::iterator, DynamicObject::TypeMap::iterator> trange;
+	pair<DynamicObject::TypeMap::iterator, DynamicObject::TypeMap::iterator> trange = DynamicObject::GetTypes();
 	DynamicObject::TypeMap::iterator tt;
 	for (tt = trange.first; tt != trange.second; tt++) {
 		DynamicObject::Ptr object;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void CIBSyncComponent::LocalObjectRegisteredHandler(const DynamicObject::Ptr& ob
 		return;
 
 	EndpointManager::GetInstance()->SendMulticastMessage(m_Endpoint,
-	    MakeObjectMessage(object, "config::ObjectCommitted", 0, true));
+	    MakeObjectMessage(object, "config::ObjectUpdate", 0, true));
 }
 
 void CIBSyncComponent::LocalObjectUnregisteredHandler(const DynamicObject::Ptr& object)
diff --git a/components/discovery/discoverycomponent.cpp b/components/discovery/discoverycomponent.cpp
index 8da64c451..ab82a7906 100644
--- a/components/discovery/discoverycomponent.cpp
+++ b/components/discovery/discoverycomponent.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void DiscoveryComponent::ProcessDiscoveryMessage(const String& identity, const D
 	if (message.GetService(&service) && !service.IsEmpty())
 		info->Service = service;
 
-	DynamicObject::Ptr endpointConfig = DynamicObject::GetObject("endpoint", identity);
+	DynamicObject::Ptr endpointConfig = DynamicObject::GetObject("Endpoint", identity);
 	Dictionary::Ptr roles;
 	if (endpointConfig)
 		endpointConfig->GetAttribute("roles", &roles);