diff --git a/src/v3/mod.rs b/src/v3/mod.rs
index 3e4c361..53122c3 100644
--- a/src/v3/mod.rs
+++ b/src/v3/mod.rs
@@ -986,12 +986,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn edit_empire(
         let mut db_empire_query = QueryBuilder::<sqlx::Postgres>::new("UPDATE public.empires SET ");
         let mut db_empire_separated = db_empire_query.separated(", ");
 
-        if let Some(new_game) = params.game_id {
-            any_param_present = true;
-            db_empire_separated
-                .push(" game_id = ")
-                .push_bind_unseparated(new_game);
-        }
+        // More often than not does nothing but is required to ensure data is handled properly
+        db_empire_separated
+            .push(" game_id = ")
+            .push_bind_unseparated(params.game_id);
 
         if let Some(new_group) = params.group_id {
             any_param_present = true;
@@ -1045,9 +1043,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn edit_empire(
             db_empire_separated
                 .push_unseparated(" WHERE id = ")
                 .push_bind_unseparated(params.empire_id);
-            db_empire_separated
-                .push_unseparated(" AND group_id = ")
-                .push_bind_unseparated(params.group_id);
             db_empire_separated
                 .push_unseparated(" AND game_id = ")
                 .push_bind_unseparated(params.game_id);
@@ -1070,9 +1065,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn edit_empire(
             db_empire_separated
                 .push_unseparated(" WHERE id = ")
                 .push_bind_unseparated(params.empire_id);
-            db_empire_separated
-                .push_unseparated(" AND group_id = ")
-                .push_bind_unseparated(params.group_id);
             db_empire_separated
                 .push_unseparated(" AND game_id = ")
                 .push_bind_unseparated(params.game_id);
@@ -1284,9 +1276,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_ethics(data: web::Data<AppState>) -> impl Responder {
     responses(
         (status = 200, description = "OK", body = ChellarisPhenotypes),
     ),
-    security(
-        ("api_key" = [])
-    ),
 )]
 #[get("/api/v3/phenotypes")]
 pub(crate) async fn get_phenotypes(data: web::Data<AppState>) -> impl Responder {
diff --git a/src/v3/schemas.rs b/src/v3/schemas.rs
index df628d7..847bccc 100644
--- a/src/v3/schemas.rs
+++ b/src/v3/schemas.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ pub struct UpdateEmpireParams {
     #[schema(example = 1)]
     pub empire_id: i32,
     #[schema(example = 1)]
-    pub game_id: Option<i32>,
+    pub game_id: i32,
     #[schema(example = 1)]
     pub group_id: Option<i32>,
     #[schema(example = "Example Empire")]