diff --git a/server/src/drizzle/methods/Item.ts b/server/src/drizzle/methods/Item.ts
index 41d3dd80c..49bb11977 100644
--- a/server/src/drizzle/methods/Item.ts
+++ b/server/src/drizzle/methods/Item.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 import { DbClient } from '../../db/client';
 import { and, count, eq, like, sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
-import { type InsertItem, item as ItemTable } from '../../db/schema';
+import { type InsertItem, itemPacks, item as ItemTable } from '../../db/schema';
+import { scorePackService } from '../../services/pack/scorePackService';
+import { ItemPacks } from './ItemPacks';
 
 export class Item {
-  async create(data: InsertItem) {
+  async create(data: InsertItem, packId?: string) {
     try {
       const item = await DbClient.instance
         .insert(ItemTable)
         .values(data)
         .returning()
         .get();
+
+      if (packId) {
+        const itemPacksClass = new ItemPacks();
+        await itemPacksClass.create({ itemId: item.id, packId });
+        await this.updateScoreIfNeeded(packId);
+      }
+
       return item;
     } catch (error) {
       throw new Error(`Failed to create item: ${error.message}`);
@@ -45,19 +54,32 @@ export class Item {
         .where(filter)
         .returning()
         .get();
+      const packIds = await DbClient.instance
+        .select()
+        .from(itemPacks)
+        .where(eq(itemPacks.itemId, item.id))
+        .all();
+
+      for (const { packId } of packIds) {
+        await this.updateScoreIfNeeded(packId);
+      }
+
       return item;
     } catch (error) {
       throw new Error(`Failed to update item: ${error.message}`);
     }
   }
 
-  async delete(id: string, filter = eq(ItemTable.id, id)) {
+  async delete(id: string, filter = eq(ItemTable.id, id), packId?: string) {
     try {
       const deletedItem = await DbClient.instance
         .delete(ItemTable)
         .where(filter)
         .returning()
         .get();
+
+      await this.updateScoreIfNeeded(packId);
+
       return deletedItem;
     } catch (error) {
       throw new Error(`Failed to delete item: ${error.message}`);
@@ -171,4 +193,10 @@ export class Item {
       throw new Error(`Failed to find count of items: ${error.message}`);
     }
   }
+
+  async updateScoreIfNeeded(packId?: string) {
+    if (!packId) return;
+
+    await scorePackService(packId);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts b/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts
index aa94866f0..aa1b1485e 100644
--- a/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { Item } from '../../drizzle/methods/Item';
 import { ItemPacks } from '../../drizzle/methods/ItemPacks';
 import { ItemOwners } from '../../drizzle/methods/ItemOwners';
+import { scorePackService } from '../pack/scorePackService';
 
 /**
  * Adds a global item to the pack service.
@@ -27,12 +28,14 @@ export const addGlobalItemToPackService = async (
     throw new Error('Global Item does not exist!');
   }
   const { id, ...duplicatedItemValues } = item;
-  const newItem = await itemClass.create({
-    ...duplicatedItemValues,
-    global: false,
-    ownerId,
-  });
-  await itemPacksClass.create({ itemId: newItem.id, packId });
+  const newItem = await itemClass.create(
+    {
+      ...duplicatedItemValues,
+      global: false,
+      ownerId,
+    },
+    packId,
+  );
 
   return newItem;
 };
diff --git a/server/src/services/item/addItemService.ts b/server/src/services/item/addItemService.ts
index a6eeaedf7..92fdfd9ad 100644
--- a/server/src/services/item/addItemService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/item/addItemService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // import { prisma } from '../../prisma';
 import { Item } from '../../drizzle/methods/Item';
-import { ItemPacks } from '../../drizzle/methods/ItemPacks';
 import { ItemCategory } from '../../drizzle/methods/itemcategory';
 import { ItemOwners } from '../../drizzle/methods/ItemOwners';
 import { ItemCategory as categories } from '../../utils/itemCategory';
@@ -35,24 +34,25 @@ export const addItemService = async (
   }
   const itemCategoryClass = new ItemCategory();
   const itemClass = new Item();
-  const itemPacksClass = new ItemPacks();
   const itemOwnersClass = new ItemOwners();
   category = (await itemCategoryClass.findItemCategory({ name: type })) || null;
   if (!category) {
     category = await itemCategoryClass.create({ name: type });
   }
-  const item = await itemClass.create({
-    name,
-    weight,
-    quantity,
-    unit,
-    // packs: [packId],
-    categoryId: category.id,
-    ownerId,
-  });
+  const item = await itemClass.create(
+    {
+      name,
+      weight,
+      quantity,
+      unit,
+      // packs: [packId],
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      ownerId,
+    },
+    packId,
+  );
 
   // await Pack.updateOne({ _id: packId }, { $addToSet: { items: newItem._id } });
-  await itemPacksClass.create({ itemId: item.id, packId });
   await itemOwnersClass.create({ itemId: item.id, ownerId });
   // const pack = await packClass.update(
   //   {
diff --git a/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts b/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts
index 86526bca3..a426fefb7 100644
--- a/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const deleteItemService = async (
   const itemClass = new Item();
   const ItemPacksClass = new ItemPacks();
 
-  await itemClass.delete(itemId);
+  await itemClass.delete(itemId, undefined, packId);
   if (packId) {
     await ItemPacksClass.delete(itemId, packId);
   }
diff --git a/server/src/services/pack/scorePackService.ts b/server/src/services/pack/scorePackService.ts
index 67978b886..3d6f9bed0 100644
--- a/server/src/services/pack/scorePackService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/pack/scorePackService.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export async function scorePackService(packId: string) {
 
     const updatedPack = await packClass.update({
       id: pack.id,
-      scores: packScore.scores,
-      grades: packScore.grades,
+      scores: packScore?.scores || null,
+      grades: packScore?.grades || null,
     });
 
     return updatedPack;
diff --git a/server/src/utils/scorePack.ts b/server/src/utils/scorePack.ts
index fbfa356cc..71b544791 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/scorePack.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/scorePack.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ export function calculatePackScore(packData: any) {
   // console.log("weight: ", weight);
   // console.log('items: ', items)
 
+  if (!itemDocuments || itemDocuments.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   const totalWeight = itemDocuments.reduce((total: number, item: any) => {
     if (item.unit === 'lb') {
       return total + item.weight * 16 * item.quantity; // Considering 1 lb equals 16 oz
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ export function calculatePackScore(packData: any) {
       redundancyAndVersatility: redundancyAndVersatilityGrade,
     }),
     scores: JSON.stringify({
+      totalScore,
       weightScore,
       essentialItemsScore,
       redundancyAndVersatilityScore,