diff --git a/packages/medusa-plugin-contentful/src/services/contentful.js b/packages/medusa-plugin-contentful/src/services/contentful.js
index 58a3076719..9da90aa101 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-plugin-contentful/src/services/contentful.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-plugin-contentful/src/services/contentful.js
@@ -160,15 +160,19 @@ class ContentfulService extends BaseService {
       try {
         productEntry = await environment.getEntry(product._id)
       } catch (error) {
+        console.log(error)
         return this.createProductInContentful(product)
       }
 
-      const variantEntries = await this.getVariantEntries_(product.variants)
+      const variantEntries = await this.getVariantEntries_(product._id)
       const variantLinks = this.getVariantLinks_(variantEntries)
       productEntry.fields = _.assignIn(productEntry.fields, {
         title: {
           "en-US": product.title,
         },
+        options: {
+          "en-US": product.options,
+        },
         variants: {
           "en-US": variantLinks,
         },
@@ -219,6 +223,9 @@ class ContentfulService extends BaseService {
         sku: {
           "en-US": variant.sku,
         },
+        options: {
+          "en-US": variant.options,
+        },
         prices: {
           "en-US": variant.prices,
         },
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/update-product.js b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/update-product.js
index 495e311aa1..505b6bbdc7 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/update-product.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/update-product.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
 
     const product = await productService.update(oldProduct._id, value)
     const data = await productService.decorate(
-      newProduct,
+      product,
       [
         "title",
         "description",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/create-cart.js b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/create-cart.js
index a091872287..389e37e79a 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/create-cart.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/create-cart.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Validator, MedusaError } from "medusa-core-utils"
 
 export default async (req, res) => {
   const schema = Validator.object().keys({
-    region_id: Validator.string().required(),
+    region_id: Validator.string(),
     items: Validator.array()
       .items({
         variant_id: Validator.string().required(),
@@ -19,7 +19,16 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const lineItemService = req.scope.resolve("lineItemService")
     const cartService = req.scope.resolve("cartService")
-    let cart = await cartService.create({ region_id: value.region_id })
+
+    // Add a default region if no region has been specified
+    let regionId = value.region_id
+    if (!value.region_id) {
+      const regionService = req.scope.resolve("regionService")
+      const regions = await regionService.list()
+      regionId = regions[0]._id
+    }
+
+    let cart = await cartService.create({ region_id: regionId })
 
     if (value.items) {
       await Promise.all(
@@ -35,7 +44,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     cart = await cartService.retrieve(cart._id)
-    cart = await cartService.decorate(cart)
+    cart = await cartService.decorate(cart, [], ["region"])
     res.status(200).json({ cart })
   } catch (err) {
     throw err
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/get-cart.js b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/get-cart.js
index 5ed3e4b3b3..a5b2f4f84e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/get-cart.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/get-cart.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const cartService = req.scope.resolve("cartService")
     let cart = await cartService.retrieve(id)
-    cart = await cartService.decorate(cart)
+    cart = await cartService.decorate(cart, [], ["region"])
     res.json({ cart })
   } catch (err) {
     throw err
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js b/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js
index 29d52c3d59..8eadf54049 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ class CartService extends BaseService {
   async decorate(cart, fields, expandFields = []) {
     const c = cart.toObject()
     c.total = await this.totalsService_.getTotal(cart)
+    if (expandFields.includes("region")) {
+      c.region = await this.regionService_.retrieve(cart.region_id)
+    }
     return c
   }