diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/CreateRecommendationGroup.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/CreateRecommendationGroup.swift
index 2ccf57633..7e15ca9fe 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/CreateRecommendationGroup.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/CreateRecommendationGroup.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public extension DataService {
       )
     }
 
-    let input = InputObjects.CreateGroupInput(name: name,
+    let input = InputObjects.CreateGroupInput(expiresInDays: OptionalArgument(14),
+                                              name: name,
                                               onlyAdminCanPost: OptionalArgument(onlyAdminCanPost),
                                               onlyAdminCanSeeMembers: OptionalArgument(onlyAdminCanSeeMembers))
 
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalRecommendation.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalRecommendation.swift
index c819a6fe9..e74df7245 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalRecommendation.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalRecommendation.swift
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ public struct InternalRecommendation {
   let recommendedAt: Date
 
   func asManagedObject(inContext context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> Recommendation {
-    // let existing = Recommendation.lookup(byID: id, inContext: context)
-    let recommendation = /* existing ?? */ Recommendation(entity: Recommendation.entity(), insertInto: context)
+    let recommendation = Recommendation(entity: Recommendation.entity(), insertInto: context)
     recommendation.groupID = groupID
     recommendation.name = name
     recommendation.note = note