diff --git a/components/MemberCard.vue b/components/MemberCard.vue
index 1ec249f..1c10e15 100644
--- a/components/MemberCard.vue
+++ b/components/MemberCard.vue
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         
         <div class="flex-grow-1">
           <h3 class="text-subtitle-1 font-weight-bold mb-1">
-            {{ member.FullName || `${member.first_name} ${member.last_name}` }}
+            {{ displayName }}
           </h3>
           <div class="nationality-display">
             <template v-if="nationalitiesArray.length > 0">
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ const memberInitials = computed(() => {
   return `${firstName.charAt(0)}${lastName.charAt(0)}`.toUpperCase();
 });
 
+const displayName = computed(() => {
+  // Try FullName first, then build from first_name + last_name, then fallback
+  return props.member.FullName || 
+         `${props.member.first_name || ''} ${props.member.last_name || ''}`.trim() ||
+         'New Member';
+});
+
 const avatarColor = computed(() => {
   // Generate consistent color based on member ID using high-contrast colors
   const colors = ['red', 'blue', 'green', 'orange', 'purple', 'teal', 'indigo', 'pink', 'brown'];
diff --git a/server/api/members/index.post.ts b/server/api/members/index.post.ts
index 83bd68d..20eaaac 100644
--- a/server/api/members/index.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/members/index.post.ts
@@ -63,23 +63,24 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Raw created member:', JSON.stringify(rawNewMember, null, 2));
     console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Raw member fields:', Object.keys(rawNewMember));
 
-    // Apply field normalization (same as in get members API)
+    // Apply EXACT SAME processing pipeline as GET API
+    // 1. Apply field normalization (same as in get members API)
     const normalizedMember = normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB(rawNewMember);
     console.log('[api/members.post] Applied field normalization');
-    console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Normalized first_name:', normalizedMember.first_name);
-    console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Normalized last_name:', normalizedMember.last_name);
+    console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Normalized first_name:', `"${normalizedMember.first_name}"`);
+    console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Normalized last_name:', `"${normalizedMember.last_name}"`);
 
-    // Add computed fields (same as in get members API)
-    const fullName = `${normalizedMember.first_name || ''} ${normalizedMember.last_name || ''}`.trim();
+    // 2. Add computed fields (EXACT SAME as GET API)
     const processedMember = {
       ...normalizedMember,
-      FullName: fullName,
+      FullName: `${normalizedMember.first_name || ''} ${normalizedMember.last_name || ''}`.trim(),
       FormattedPhone: formatPhoneNumber(normalizedMember.phone)
     };
 
     console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Final FullName:', `"${processedMember.FullName}"`);
     console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - FullName calculation:', 
-      `"${normalizedMember.first_name || ''}" + " " + "${normalizedMember.last_name || ''}" = "${fullName}"`);
+      `"${normalizedMember.first_name || ''}" + " " + "${normalizedMember.last_name || ''}" = "${processedMember.FullName}"`);
+    console.log('[api/members.post] DIAGNOSTIC - Final processed member keys:', Object.keys(processedMember));
 
     return {
       success: true,
diff --git a/server/utils/nocodb.ts b/server/utils/nocodb.ts
index 2114cad..051f36a 100644
--- a/server/utils/nocodb.ts
+++ b/server/utils/nocodb.ts
@@ -102,59 +102,33 @@ export const formatNationalitiesAsString = (nationalities: string[]): string =>
 export const normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB = (data: any): Member => {
   console.log('[normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB] Input data keys:', Object.keys(data));
   
+  // Since NocoDB schema uses snake_case directly, no complex mapping needed
   const normalized: any = { ...data };
   
-  // Field mapping for display names to snake_case (READ operations)
-  const readFieldMap: Record<string, string> = {
-    'First Name': 'first_name',
-    'Last Name': 'last_name',
-    'Email': 'email',
-    'Email Address': 'email',
-    'Phone': 'phone',
-    'Phone Number': 'phone',
-    'Date of Birth': 'date_of_birth',
-    'Nationality': 'nationality',
-    'Address': 'address',
-    'Membership Status': 'membership_status',
-    'Member Since': 'member_since',
-    'Member ID': 'member_id', // Added field mapping for member_id
-    'Current Year Dues Paid': 'current_year_dues_paid',
-    'Membership Date Paid': 'membership_date_paid',
-    'Payment Due Date': 'payment_due_date',
-    'Keycloak ID': 'keycloak_id',
-    'keycloak_id': 'keycloak_id',
-    // Also handle reverse mapping in case data comes in snake_case already
-    'first_name': 'first_name',
-    'last_name': 'last_name',
-    'email': 'email',
-    'phone': 'phone',
-    'date_of_birth': 'date_of_birth',
-    'nationality': 'nationality',
-    'address': 'address',
-    'membership_status': 'membership_status',
-    'member_since': 'member_since',
-    'member_id': 'member_id',
-    'current_year_dues_paid': 'current_year_dues_paid',
-    'membership_date_paid': 'membership_date_paid',
-    'payment_due_date': 'payment_due_date'
-  };
+  // Ensure all expected fields exist with proper fallbacks
+  const requiredFields = [
+    'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'phone', 'nationality', 
+    'address', 'date_of_birth', 'membership_status', 'member_since',
+    'member_id', 'current_year_dues_paid', 'membership_date_paid',
+    'payment_due_date', 'keycloak_id'
+  ];
   
-  // Apply field mapping
-  for (const [sourceKey, targetKey] of Object.entries(readFieldMap)) {
-    if (sourceKey in data && data[sourceKey] !== undefined && data[sourceKey] !== null) {
-      normalized[targetKey] = data[sourceKey];
-      console.log(`[normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB] Mapped "${sourceKey}" -> "${targetKey}":`, data[sourceKey]);
+  // Initialize missing fields as empty strings (except booleans)
+  requiredFields.forEach(field => {
+    if (!(field in normalized) || normalized[field] === null || normalized[field] === undefined) {
+      if (field === 'current_year_dues_paid') {
+        normalized[field] = 'false'; // Boolean field default
+      } else if (field === 'membership_status') {
+        normalized[field] = 'Pending'; // Enum field default
+      } else {
+        normalized[field] = ''; // String field default
+      }
     }
-  }
-  
-  // Ensure required fields exist with fallbacks
-  normalized.first_name = normalized.first_name || normalized['First Name'] || '';
-  normalized.last_name = normalized.last_name || normalized['Last Name'] || '';
-  normalized.email = normalized.email || normalized['Email'] || normalized['Email Address'] || '';
+  });
   
   console.log('[normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB] Normalized member fields:', Object.keys(normalized));
-  console.log('[normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB] Final first_name:', normalized.first_name);
-  console.log('[normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB] Final last_name:', normalized.last_name);
+  console.log('[normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB] Final first_name:', `"${normalized.first_name}"`);
+  console.log('[normalizeFieldsFromNocoDB] Final last_name:', `"${normalized.last_name}"`);
   
   return normalized as Member;
 };