diff --git a/server/src/account.rs b/server/src/account.rs
index 716c9b10..db90e6a6 100644
--- a/server/src/account.rs
+++ b/server/src/account.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use postgres::transaction::Transaction;
 
 use http::MnmlHttpError;
 use names::{name as generate_name};
-use construct::{Construct, construct_recover, construct_spawn};
+use construct::{Construct, ConstructSkeleton, construct_spawn};
 use instance::{Instance, instance_delete};
 use mtx::{Mtx, FREE_MTX};
 use pg::Db;
@@ -350,23 +350,20 @@ pub fn constructs(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account) -> Result<Vec<Constru
     let result = tx
         .query(query, &[&account.id])?;
 
-    let constructs: Result<Vec<Construct>, _> = result.iter()
-        .map(|row| {
+    let mut constructs = result.iter()
+        .filter_map(|row| {
             let construct_bytes: Vec<u8> = row.get(0);
-            match from_slice::<Construct>(&construct_bytes) {
-                Ok(c) => Ok(c),
-                Err(_e) => construct_recover(construct_bytes, tx),
+            match from_slice::<ConstructSkeleton>(&construct_bytes) {
+                Ok(s) => Some(s),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("{:?}", e);
+                    None
+                },
             }
         })
-        .collect();
+        .map(|sk| Construct::from_skeleton(&sk))
+        .collect::<Vec<Construct>>();
 
-    // catch any errors
-    if constructs.is_err() {
-        warn!("{:?}", constructs);
-        return Err(err_msg("could not deserialise a construct"));
-    }
-
-    let mut constructs = constructs.unwrap();
     constructs.sort_by_key(|c| c.id);
     return Ok(constructs);
 }
@@ -382,23 +379,19 @@ pub fn team(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account) -> Result<Vec<Construct>, E
     let result = tx
         .query(query, &[&account.id])?;
 
-    let constructs: Result<Vec<Construct>, _> = result.iter()
-        .map(|row| {
+    let mut constructs = result.iter()
+        .filter_map(|row| {
             let construct_bytes: Vec<u8> = row.get(0);
-            match from_slice::<Construct>(&construct_bytes) {
-                Ok(c) => Ok(c),
-                Err(_e) => construct_recover(construct_bytes, tx),
+            match from_slice::<ConstructSkeleton>(&construct_bytes) {
+                Ok(s) => Some(s),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("{:?}", e);
+                    None
+                },
             }
         })
-        .collect();
-
-    // catch any errors
-    if constructs.is_err() {
-        warn!("{:?}", constructs);
-        return Err(err_msg("could not deserialise a construct"));
-    }
-
-    let mut constructs = constructs.unwrap();
+        .map(|sk| Construct::from_skeleton(&sk))
+        .collect::<Vec<Construct>>();
 
     if constructs.len() != 3 {
         return Err(format_err!("team not size 3 account={:?}", account));
diff --git a/server/src/construct.rs b/server/src/construct.rs
index 5f2e0bb5..c7a4f35c 100644
--- a/server/src/construct.rs
+++ b/server/src/construct.rs
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ impl ConstructStat {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug,Clone,Serialize,Deserialize)]
-pub struct ConstructRecover {
+pub struct ConstructSkeleton {
     pub id: Uuid,
     pub account: Uuid,
+    pub img: Uuid,
     pub name: String,
 }
 
@@ -236,6 +237,27 @@ impl Construct {
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn from_skeleton(skeleton: &ConstructSkeleton) -> Construct {
+        return Construct {
+            id: skeleton.id,
+            account: skeleton.id,
+            img: skeleton.img,
+            name: skeleton.name.clone(),
+
+            .. Construct::new()
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_skeleton(&self) -> ConstructSkeleton {
+        ConstructSkeleton {
+            id: self.id,
+            account: self.id,
+            img: self.img,
+            name: self.name.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
+
     pub fn named(mut self, name: &String) -> Construct {
         self.name = name.clone();
         self
@@ -827,10 +849,9 @@ pub fn construct_get(tx: &mut Transaction, id: Uuid, account_id: Uuid) -> Result
 
     let result = result.iter().next().ok_or(format_err!("construct {:} not found", id))?;
     let construct_bytes: Vec<u8> = result.get(0);
-    let construct = from_slice::<Construct>(&construct_bytes)
-        .or_else(|_| construct_recover(construct_bytes, tx))?;
+    let skeleton = from_slice::<ConstructSkeleton>(&construct_bytes)?;
 
-    return Ok(construct);
+    return Ok(Construct::from_skeleton(&skeleton));
 }
 
 pub fn construct_select(tx: &mut Transaction, id: Uuid, account_id: Uuid) -> Result<Construct, Error> {
@@ -847,10 +868,9 @@ pub fn construct_select(tx: &mut Transaction, id: Uuid, account_id: Uuid) -> Res
 
     let result = result.iter().next().ok_or(format_err!("construct {:} not found", id))?;
     let construct_bytes: Vec<u8> = result.get(0);
-    let construct = from_slice::<Construct>(&construct_bytes)
-        .or_else(|_| construct_recover(construct_bytes, tx))?;
+    let skeleton = from_slice::<ConstructSkeleton>(&construct_bytes)?;
 
-    return Ok(construct);
+    return Ok(Construct::from_skeleton(&skeleton));
 }
 
 pub fn construct_spawn(tx: &mut Transaction, account: Uuid, name: String, team: bool) -> Result<Construct, Error> {
@@ -878,7 +898,7 @@ pub fn construct_spawn(tx: &mut Transaction, account: Uuid, name: String, team:
 }
 
 pub fn construct_write(tx: &mut Transaction, construct: Construct) -> Result<Construct, Error> {
-    let construct_bytes = to_vec(&construct)?;
+    let construct_bytes = to_vec(&construct.to_skeleton())?;
 
     let query = "
         UPDATE constructs
@@ -897,20 +917,6 @@ pub fn construct_write(tx: &mut Transaction, construct: Construct) -> Result<Con
     return Ok(construct);
 }
 
-pub fn construct_recover(construct_bytes: Vec<u8>, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<Construct, Error> {
-    let c = from_slice::<ConstructRecover>(&construct_bytes)?;
-
-    let mut construct = Construct::new()
-        .named(&c.name)
-        .set_account(c.account);
-
-    construct.id = c.id;
-
-    info!("recovered construct {:?}", c.name);
-
-    return construct_write(tx, construct);
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   use construct::*;