diff --git a/__tests__/directory/v3/index.test.ts b/__tests__/directory/v3/index.test.ts
index 23ba9b1..1b282d6 100644
--- a/__tests__/directory/v3/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/directory/v3/index.test.ts
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       );
       expect(result).toEqual({
         check: true,
+        trace: [],
       });
 
       mockCheck.mockReset();
@@ -504,9 +505,12 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       const result = await directory.object(params);
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
+        relations: [],
         result: {
           id: "123",
           type: "user",
+          displayName: "",
+          etag: "",
         },
       });
 
@@ -565,7 +569,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       );
       const result = await directory.objects(params);
 
-      expect(result).toEqual({});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ results: [] });
 
       mockGetObjects.mockReset();
     });
@@ -598,7 +602,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       );
       const result = await directory.objects(params);
 
-      expect(result).toEqual({});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ results: [] });
 
       mockGetObjects.mockReset();
     });
@@ -631,7 +635,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       );
       const result = await directory.objects(params);
 
-      expect(result).toEqual({});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ results: [] });
 
       mockGetObjects.mockReset();
     });
@@ -665,7 +669,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       );
       const result = await directory.objects(params);
 
-      expect(result).toEqual({});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ results: [] });
 
       mockGetObjects.mockReset();
     });
@@ -815,7 +819,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       const result = await directory.objectMany(params);
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
-        results: [{ type: "user", id: "123" }],
+        results: [{ type: "user", id: "123", displayName: "", etag: "" }],
       });
 
       mockGetObjectMany.mockReset();
@@ -866,6 +870,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       );
       expect(result).toEqual({
         results: [{ objectId: "1234", objectType: "user" }],
+        trace: [],
       });
 
       mockGetGraph.mockReset();
@@ -950,12 +955,15 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       const result = await directory.relation(params);
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
+        objects: {},
         result: {
+          etag: "",
           subjectType: "user",
           subjectId: "123",
           objectType: "identity",
           objectId: "identity",
           relation: "identifier",
+          subjectRelation: "",
         },
       });
 
@@ -1009,7 +1017,7 @@ describe("DirectoryV3", () => {
       );
       const result = await directory.relations(params);
 
-      expect(result).toEqual({});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ objects: {}, results: [] });
 
       mockGetRelations.mockReset();
     });
diff --git a/__tests__/directory/v3/serializeResponse.test.ts b/__tests__/directory/v3/serializeResponse.test.ts
index eabb5a1..9323060 100644
--- a/__tests__/directory/v3/serializeResponse.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/directory/v3/serializeResponse.test.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe("serializeResponse() serializeResponse method", () => {
         type: "user",
         id: "123",
         displayName: "",
-        etag: "",
+        etag: "1234",
       },
       relations: [],
     };
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ describe("serializeResponse() serializeResponse method", () => {
     const result = serializeResponse(mockResponse);
 
     expect(result).toEqual({
+      relations: [],
       result: {
         id: "123",
         type: "user",
+        displayName: "",
+        etag: "1234",
       },
     });
   });
diff --git a/__tests__/integration/index.test.ts b/__tests__/integration/index.test.ts
index cabfb17..8156287 100644
--- a/__tests__/integration/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/integration/index.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
       expect(res.status).toBe(200);
       expect(res.body).toEqual({
         check: true,
+        trace: [],
       });
     });
 
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
 
       expect(getObjectRes.status).toBe(200);
       expect(getObjectRes.body).toEqual({
+        relations: [],
         result: expect.objectContaining({
           id: "object-1",
           type: "user",
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
 
       expect(getEditedObjectRes.status).toBe(200);
       expect(getEditedObjectRes.body).toEqual({
+        relations: [],
         result: expect.objectContaining({
           id: "object-1",
           type: "user",
@@ -601,8 +604,8 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
         {},
         {},
         {
-          object: { recv: "2", set: "2" },
-          relation: { recv: "1", set: "1" },
+          object: { recv: "2", set: "2", delete: "0", error: "0" },
+          relation: { recv: "1", set: "1", delete: "0", error: "0" },
         },
       ]);
     });
@@ -686,6 +689,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "CiRmZDA2MTRkMy1jMzlhLTQ3ODEtYjdiZC04Yjk2ZjVhNTEwMGQSBWxvY2Fs",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_PID",
               provider: "local",
@@ -700,6 +704,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "CiRmZDE2MTRkMy1jMzlhLTQ3ODEtYjdiZC04Yjk2ZjVhNTEwMGQSBWxvY2Fs",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_PID",
               provider: "local",
@@ -714,6 +719,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "CiRmZDI2MTRkMy1jMzlhLTQ3ODEtYjdiZC04Yjk2ZjVhNTEwMGQSBWxvY2Fs",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_PID",
               provider: "local",
@@ -728,6 +734,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "CiRmZDM2MTRkMy1jMzlhLTQ3ODEtYjdiZC04Yjk2ZjVhNTEwMGQSBWxvY2Fs",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_PID",
               provider: "local",
@@ -742,6 +749,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "CiRmZDQ2MTRkMy1jMzlhLTQ3ODEtYjdiZC04Yjk2ZjVhNTEwMGQSBWxvY2Fs",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_PID",
               provider: "local",
@@ -756,6 +764,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "beth@the-smiths.com",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_EMAIL",
               provider: "local",
@@ -770,6 +779,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "jerry@the-smiths.com",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_EMAIL",
               provider: "local",
@@ -784,6 +794,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "morty@the-citadel.com",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_EMAIL",
               provider: "local",
@@ -798,6 +809,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "rick@the-citadel.com",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               verified: true,
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_EMAIL",
@@ -812,6 +824,7 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
           object: {
             type: "identity",
             id: "summer@the-smiths.com",
+            displayName: "",
             properties: {
               kind: "IDENTITY_KIND_EMAIL",
               provider: "local",
@@ -1229,6 +1242,7 @@ types:
           objectType: "group",
         }),
       ).toEqual({
+        objects: {},
         result: expect.objectContaining({
           subjectId: "test-user",
           subjectType: "user",
@@ -1273,6 +1287,7 @@ types:
           },
         }),
       ).toEqual({
+        objects: {},
         page: { nextToken: "" },
         results: [
           expect.objectContaining({
@@ -1373,6 +1388,7 @@ types:
     it("returns [] when  there are no objects", async () => {
       expect(await directoryClient.objects({ objectType: "user" })).toEqual({
         page: { nextToken: "" },
+        results: [],
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/lib/directory/v3/index.ts b/lib/directory/v3/index.ts
index d042170..7e4a20e 100644
--- a/lib/directory/v3/index.ts
+++ b/lib/directory/v3/index.ts
@@ -308,17 +308,12 @@ export class DirectoryV3 {
         params.page.size ||= 100;
       }
 
-      const response = serializeResponse(
-        await this.ReaderClient.getObject(
-          create(GetObjectRequestSchema, params),
-          options,
-        ),
+      const response = await this.ReaderClient.getObject(
+        create(GetObjectRequestSchema, params),
+        options,
       );
 
-      if (response.page && response.page.nextToken === undefined) {
-        response.page.nextToken = "";
-      }
-      return response;
+      return serializeResponse(response);
     } catch (error) {
       throw handleError(error, "object");
     }
@@ -331,16 +326,11 @@ export class DirectoryV3 {
       if (params.page) {
         params.page.size ||= 100;
       }
-      const response = serializeResponse(
-        await this.ReaderClient.getObjects(
-          create(GetObjectsRequestSchema, params),
-          options,
-        ),
+      const response = await this.ReaderClient.getObjects(
+        create(GetObjectsRequestSchema, params),
+        options,
       );
-      if (response.page && response.page.nextToken === undefined) {
-        response.page.nextToken = "";
-      }
-      return response;
+      return serializeResponse(response);
     } catch (error) {
       throw handleError(error, "objects");
     }
@@ -457,15 +447,8 @@ export class DirectoryV3 {
         params.page.size ||= 100;
       }
 
-      const response = serializeResponse(
-        await this.ReaderClient.getRelations(params, options),
-      );
-
-      if (response.page && response.page.nextToken === undefined) {
-        response.page.nextToken = "";
-      }
-
-      return response;
+      const response = await this.ReaderClient.getRelations(params, options);
+      return serializeResponse(response);
     } catch (error) {
       throw handleError(error, "relations");
     }
diff --git a/lib/directory/v3/serializer.ts b/lib/directory/v3/serializer.ts
index b4c2f2d..e6c08ad 100644
--- a/lib/directory/v3/serializer.ts
+++ b/lib/directory/v3/serializer.ts
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ export function serializeResponse<T extends Message>(
       `schema not registered for type: [${response.$typeName}]`,
     );
   }
-  return toJson(schema, response) as unknown as T;
+  return toJson(schema, response, { alwaysEmitImplicit: true }) as unknown as T;
 }