diff --git a/api/web/src/stores/cots.ts b/api/web/src/stores/cots.ts
index 682e74f60..19165fedc 100644
--- a/api/web/src/stores/cots.ts
+++ b/api/web/src/stores/cots.ts
@@ -385,8 +385,6 @@ export const useCOTStore = defineStore('cots', {
          * Add a CoT GeoJSON to the store and modify props to meet MapLibre style requirements
          */
         add: async function(feat: Feature, mission_guid?: string) {
-            feat = COT.style(feat);
-
             mission_guid = mission_guid || this.subscriptionPending.get(feat.id);
 
             if (mission_guid)  {
diff --git a/api/web/src/stores/cots/cot.ts b/api/web/src/stores/cots/cot.ts
index 89af24698..bf842e50c 100644
--- a/api/web/src/stores/cots/cot.ts
+++ b/api/web/src/stores/cots/cot.ts
@@ -35,17 +35,25 @@ export default class COT implements Feature {
     geometry: Feature["geometry"];
 
     constructor(feat: Feature) {
+        feat = COT.style(feat);
+
         this.id = feat.id || crypto.randomUUID();
         this.type = feat.type || 'Feature';
         this.path = feat.path || '/';
         this.properties = feat["properties"] || {};
         this.geometry = feat["geometry"];
+
+        if (!this.properties.archived) {
+            this.properties.archived = false
+        }
     }
 
     /**
      * Update the COT and return a boolean as to whether the COT needs to be re-rendered
      */
     update(feat: Feature): boolean {
+        feat = COT.style(feat);
+
         let changed = false;
         for (const prop of RENDERED_PROPERTIES) {
             if (this.properties[prop] !== feat.properties[prop]) {