diff --git a/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts b/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts
index 7dae8540..8aa2bc42 100644
--- a/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts
+++ b/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts
@@ -781,9 +781,25 @@ const loreFragmentScansSchema = new Schema<ILoreFragmentScan>(
     { _id: false }
 );
 
-const lotusCustomizationSchema = new Schema<ILotusCustomization>().add(ItemConfigSchema).add({
-    Persona: String
-});
+// const lotusCustomizationSchema = new Schema<ILotusCustomization>().add(ItemConfigSchema).add({
+//     Persona: String
+// });
+
+// Laxer schema for cleanupInventory
+const lotusCustomizationSchema = new Schema<ILotusCustomization>(
+    {
+        Skins: [String],
+        pricol: colorSchema,
+        attcol: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+        sigcol: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+        eyecol: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+        facial: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+        cloth: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+        syancol: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+        Persona: String
+    },
+    { _id: false }
+);
 
 const evolutionProgressSchema = new Schema<IEvolutionProgress>(
     {
diff --git a/src/services/inventoryService.ts b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
index 90ed22f5..c3d47ec6 100644
--- a/src/services/inventoryService.ts
+++ b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
@@ -1847,6 +1847,25 @@ export const cleanupInventory = (inventory: TInventoryDatabaseDocument): void =>
         logger.debug(`removing FreeFavorsEarned from LibrarySyndicate`);
         LibrarySyndicate.FreeFavorsEarned = undefined;
     }
+
+    if (inventory.LotusCustomization) {
+        if (
+            Array.isArray(inventory.LotusCustomization.attcol) ||
+            Array.isArray(inventory.LotusCustomization.sigcol) ||
+            Array.isArray(inventory.LotusCustomization.eyecol) ||
+            Array.isArray(inventory.LotusCustomization.facial) ||
+            Array.isArray(inventory.LotusCustomization.cloth) ||
+            Array.isArray(inventory.LotusCustomization.syancol)
+        ) {
+            logger.debug(`fixing empty objects represented as empty arrays in LotusCustomization`);
+            inventory.LotusCustomization.attcol = {};
+            inventory.LotusCustomization.sigcol = {};
+            inventory.LotusCustomization.eyecol = {};
+            inventory.LotusCustomization.facial = {};
+            inventory.LotusCustomization.cloth = {};
+            inventory.LotusCustomization.syancol = {};
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 export const getCalendarProgress = (inventory: TInventoryDatabaseDocument): ICalendarProgress => {