diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicator.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicator.swift
index 1e4db496..0604d3a0 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicator.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicator.swift
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ open class CarouselIndicator: Control, CarouselPageControlProtocol {
         }
     }
     
+    /// The maxmum count of pages before the indicatorView forces a Numeric Indicator in place of Bar.
     private var _numberOfPages = 0
     
     /// Holds the total number of pages displayed by the carousel.
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicatorModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicatorModel.swift
index 206e67de..3705beaa 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicatorModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/CarouselIndicatorModel.swift
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ open class CarouselIndicatorModel: CarouselPagingModelProtocol, MoleculeModelPro
     //--------------------------------------------------
     
     public class var identifier: String {
-        return ""
+        return "barsCarouselIndicator"
     }
     
     public var backgroundColor: Color?
     public var moleculeName: String?
-    
-    /// The maxmum count of pages before the indicatorView forces a Numeric Indicator in place of Bar.
     public var numberOfPages: Int = 0
     
     // Sets the current Index to focus on.
@@ -67,10 +65,6 @@ open class CarouselIndicatorModel: CarouselPagingModelProtocol, MoleculeModelPro
         moleculeName = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .moleculeName)
         backgroundColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .backgroundColor)
         
-        if let numberOfPages = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .numberOfPages) {
-            self.numberOfPages = numberOfPages
-        }
-        
         if let currentIndex = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .currentIndex) {
             self.currentIndex = currentIndex
         }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/NumericCarouselIndicatorModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/NumericCarouselIndicatorModel.swift
index 2b454fc8..7739dc12 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/NumericCarouselIndicatorModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/CarouselIndicator/NumericCarouselIndicatorModel.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import UIKit
 
+
 open class NumericCarouselIndicatorModel: CarouselIndicatorModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel.swift
index 7e529ae2..215f9c12 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel.swift
@@ -105,25 +105,22 @@ open class Carousel: View {
     public override func set(with model: MoleculeModelProtocol, _ delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?, _ additionalData: [AnyHashable: Any]?) {
         self.delegateObject = delegateObject
         super.set(with: model, delegateObject, additionalData)
+        
         guard let carouselModel = model as? CarouselModel else { return }
         
         collectionView.backgroundColor = backgroundColor
         collectionView.layer.borderColor = backgroundColor?.cgColor
-        collectionView.layer.borderWidth = (carouselModel.border ?? false) ? 1 : 0
+        collectionView.layer.borderWidth = carouselModel.border ? 1 : 0
         backgroundColor = .white
         
         registerCells(with: carouselModel, delegateObject: delegateObject)
         setupLayout(with: carouselModel)
         prepareMolecules(with: carouselModel)
-        itemWidthPercent = (carouselModel.itemWidthPercent ?? 100) / 100
-        if let alignment = carouselModel.itemAlignment {
-            itemAlignment = alignment
-        }
-
-        if let height = carouselModel.height {
-            collectionViewHeight?.constant = CGFloat(height)
-            collectionViewHeight?.isActive = true
-        }
+        itemWidthPercent = carouselModel.itemWidthPercent / 100
+        itemAlignment = carouselModel.itemAlignment
+        
+        collectionViewHeight?.constant = CGFloat(carouselModel.height)
+        collectionViewHeight?.isActive = true
         
         setupPagingMolecule((carouselModel.pagingMolecule as! (CarouselPagingModelProtocol & MoleculeModelProtocol)), delegateObject: delegateObject)
         collectionView.reloadData()
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/CarouselModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/CarouselModel.swift
index 6f7d1a88..09ab708b 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/CarouselModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/CarouselModel.swift
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import UIKit
     public var backgroundColor: Color?
     public var molecules: [CarouselItemModel]
     public var moleculeName: String?
-    public var spacing: Float?
-    public var border: Bool?
-    public var loop: Bool?
-    public var height: Float?
-    public var itemWidthPercent: Float?
-    public var itemAlignment: UICollectionView.ScrollPosition?
+    public var spacing: Float = 1
+    public var border: Bool = false
+    public var loop: Bool = false
+    public var height: Float = 300
+    public var itemWidthPercent: Float = 100
+    public var itemAlignment: UICollectionView.ScrollPosition = .left
     public var pagingMolecule: MoleculeModelProtocol?
     
     //--------------------------------------------------
@@ -62,12 +62,31 @@ import UIKit
         let typeContainer = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         self.molecules = try typeContainer.decode([CarouselItemModel].self, forKey: .molecules)
         self.backgroundColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .backgroundColor)
-        self.spacing = try typeContainer.decode(Float.self, forKey: .spacing)
-        self.border = try typeContainer.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .border)
-        self.loop = try typeContainer.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .loop)
-        self.height = try typeContainer.decode(Float.self, forKey: .height)
-        self.itemWidthPercent = try typeContainer.decode(Float.self, forKey: .itemWidthPercent)
-        self.itemAlignment = try typeContainer.decode(UICollectionView.ScrollPosition.self, forKey: .itemAlignment)
+        
+        if let spacing = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Float.self, forKey: .spacing) {
+            self.spacing = spacing
+        }
+        
+        if let border = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .border) {
+            self.border = border
+        }
+        
+        if let loop = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .loop) {
+            self.loop = loop
+        }
+        
+        if let height = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Float.self, forKey: .height) {
+            self.height = height
+        }
+        
+        if let itemWidthPercent = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Float.self, forKey: .itemWidthPercent) {
+            self.itemWidthPercent = itemWidthPercent
+        }
+        
+        if let itemAlignment = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(UICollectionView.ScrollPosition.self, forKey: .itemAlignment) {
+            self.itemAlignment = itemAlignment
+        }
+        
         self.pagingMolecule = try typeContainer.decodeModelIfPresent(codingKey: .pagingMolecule)
    }