diff --git a/controller/template.go b/controller/template.go
index fafdb2a..5b9ab25 100644
--- a/controller/template.go
+++ b/controller/template.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func templateCreate(ctx web.Context) error {
 			tpl     = &model.Template{Name: info.Name}
 		)
 
+		info.Normalize()
 		info.Name = ""
 		content, err = json.Marshal(info)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ func templateEdit(ctx web.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	service.Normalize()
 
 	service.Name = tpl.Name
 	if service.Registry != "" {
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ func templateUpdate(ctx web.Context) error {
 			}
 		)
 
+		info.Normalize()
 		info.Name = ""
 		content, err = json.Marshal(info)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/model/docker.go b/model/docker.go
index dd2a859..5a86676 100644
--- a/model/docker.go
+++ b/model/docker.go
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ func (opts Options) ToMap() map[string]string {
 	return m
 }
 
+func (opts Options) Compress() Options {
+	if len(opts) > 0 {
+		var tmp Options
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			if opt != nil {
+				tmp = append(tmp, opt)
+			}
+		}
+		return tmp
+	}
+	return opts
+}
+
 type StackListInfo struct {
 	Name     string
 	Services []string
@@ -336,6 +349,31 @@ func (si *ServiceInfo) ToServiceSpec() swarm.ServiceSpec {
 	return swarm.ServiceSpec{}
 }
 
+func (si *ServiceInfo) Normalize() {
+	si.Environments = si.Environments.Compress()
+	si.ServiceLabels = si.ServiceLabels.Compress()
+	si.ContainerLabels = si.ContainerLabels.Compress()
+	si.LogDriver.Options = si.LogDriver.Options.Compress()
+	if len(si.Configs) > 0 {
+		var tmp []ConfigInfo
+		for _, c := range si.Configs {
+			if c.ID != "" {
+				tmp = append(tmp, c)
+			}
+		}
+		si.Configs = tmp
+	}
+	if len(si.Secrets) > 0 {
+		var tmp []ConfigInfo
+		for _, c := range si.Secrets {
+			if c.ID != "" {
+				tmp = append(tmp, c)
+			}
+		}
+		si.Secrets = tmp
+	}
+}
+
 func (si *ServiceInfo) GetDNSConfig() *swarm.DNSConfig {
 	if si.DNS.Nameservers == "" && si.DNS.Search == "" && si.DNS.Options == "" {
 		return nil