diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 11b354dcb..10899a485 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pre {
 ## changelog
 For a full record of development, visit our [Github Page](https://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery).
 
-### Friday 17/02/2023 - v3.6.1
+### Saturday 18/02/2023 - v3.6.1
 {{taskList
 ##### G-Ambatte
 
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index 228a08128..6f5fcb1ef 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -317,13 +317,7 @@ If you believe you should have access to this brew, ask the file owner to invite
 					brew.textBin = zlib.deflateRawSync(brew.text);
 					brew.text = undefined;
 				}
-
-				// Otherwise, save the brew with updated author list
-				// markModified() is necessary to have Mongoose reduce the array length in the database
-				// Without it, starting with an array of ['A', 'B', 'C'] in the database:
-				//  - when reduced to ['A', 'B'] will result in ['A', 'B', 'C'] saved in the database
-				//  - when reduced to ['B', 'C'] will result in ['B', 'C', 'C'] saved in the database
-				brew.markModified('authors');
+				brew.markModified('authors'); //Mongo will not properly update arrays without markModified()
 				await brew.save()
 					.catch((err)=>{
 						throw { status: 500, message: err };
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
index a244f01ef..ee00677d5 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe('Tests for api', ()=>{
 				delete this.save;
 				delete this.toObject;
 				delete this.remove;
+				delete this.markModified;
 				return this;
 			}
 		});
@@ -444,7 +445,6 @@ brew`);
 				description  : '',
 				editId       : expect.any(String),
 				gDrive       : false,
-				markModified : expect.any(Function),
 				pageCount    : 1,
 				published    : false,
 				renderer     : 'V3',
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ brew`);
 				renderer     : undefined,
 				shareId      : expect.any(String),
 				googleId     : expect.any(String),
-				markModified : expect.any(Function),
 				style        : undefined,
 				systems      : [],
 				tags         : [],
@@ -722,7 +721,7 @@ brew`);
 			await api.deleteBrew(req, res);
 
 			expect(api.getBrew).toHaveBeenCalled();
-			// expect(markModifiedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(markModifiedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(model.findOne).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(removeFunc).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(api.deleteGoogleBrew).toHaveBeenCalled();