diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/ApiUser.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/ApiUser.java
index 682ba914..8e164cf1 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/ApiUser.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/ApiUser.java
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 package gov.cdc.ReportVision.models;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import jakarta.persistence.Column;
 import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
 import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
 import jakarta.persistence.Id;
 import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne;
-import lombok.Getter;
-
 import java.util.UUID;
+import lombok.Getter;
 
 @Getter
 @Entity
 public class ApiUser extends BaseEntity {
 
-    @Id
-    @GeneratedValue(generator = "UUID4")
-    @Column(updatable = false, nullable = false)
-    private UUID id;
+  @Id
+  @GeneratedValue(generator = "UUID4")
+  @Column(updatable = false, nullable = false)
+  private UUID id;
+
+  @JsonProperty private String name;
+  @JsonProperty private String email;
 
-    private String name;
-    private String email;
-    private String password; // Should be hashed and salted
+  @JsonIgnore private String password; // Should be hashed and salted
 
-    @ManyToOne
-    private Organization organization;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  @ManyToOne private Organization organization;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/BaseEntity.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/BaseEntity.java
index 42f90cd5..62160af9 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/BaseEntity.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/BaseEntity.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 import jakarta.persistence.Temporal;
 import jakarta.persistence.TemporalType;
 import java.util.Date;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Fetch;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.FetchMode;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.CreatedDate;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.LastModifiedDate;
 
@@ -24,7 +26,13 @@ public abstract class BaseEntity {
   @LastModifiedDate
   private Date updatedAt;
 
-  @ManyToOne private ApiUser createdBy;
+  @JsonProperty
+  @Fetch(FetchMode.JOIN)
+  @ManyToOne
+  private ApiUser createdBy;
 
-  @ManyToOne private ApiUser updatedBy;
+  @JsonProperty
+  @Fetch(FetchMode.JOIN)
+  @ManyToOne
+  private ApiUser updatedBy;
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/Template.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/Template.java
index cf36dd7f..e70597e4 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/Template.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/ReportVision/models/Template.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Getter;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Fetch;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.FetchMode;
 
 @Entity
 @Getter
@@ -32,13 +34,16 @@ public class Template extends BaseEntity {
   private String labName;
 
   @OneToMany(mappedBy = "template")
+  @Fetch(FetchMode.JOIN)
   private List<Page> pages;
 
   @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
   @Builder.Default
   private TemplateStatus status = TemplateStatus.IN_PROGRESS;
 
-  @ManyToOne private Organization organization;
+  @Fetch(FetchMode.JOIN)
+  @ManyToOne
+  private Organization organization;
 
   public Template(
       UUID id,