diff --git a/mp_api/client/core/client.py b/mp_api/client/core/client.py
index 3951acf7..83516c42 100644
--- a/mp_api/client/core/client.py
+++ b/mp_api/client/core/client.py
@@ -685,11 +685,26 @@ def _submit_request_and_process(
             # other sub-urls may use different document models
             # the client does not handle this in a particularly smart way currently
             if self.document_model and use_document_model:
+
                 raw_doc_list = [self.document_model.parse_obj(d) for d in data["data"]]  # type: ignore
 
-                # Temporarily removed until user-testing completed
-                data["data"] = self._generate_returned_model(raw_doc_list)
-                # data["data"] = raw_doc_list
+                if len(raw_doc_list) > 0:
+                    data_model, set_fields, _ = self._generate_returned_model(
+                        raw_doc_list[0]
+                    )
+
+                    data["data"] = [
+                        data_model(
+                            **{
+                                field: value
+                                for field, value in raw_doc.dict().items()
+                                if field in set_fields
+                            }
+                        )
+                        for raw_doc in raw_doc_list
+                    ]
+
+                    # data["data"] = raw_doc_list
 
             meta_total_doc_num = data.get("meta", {}).get("total_doc", 1)
 
@@ -715,70 +730,63 @@ def _submit_request_and_process(
                 f"on URL {response.url} with message:\n{message}"
             )
 
-    def _generate_returned_model(self, data):
+    def _generate_returned_model(self, doc):
 
-        new_data = []
+        set_fields = [
+            field for field, _ in doc if field in doc.dict(exclude_unset=True)
+        ]
+        unset_fields = [field for field in doc.__fields__ if field not in set_fields]
 
-        for doc in data:
-            set_data = {
-                field: value
-                for field, value in doc
-                if field in doc.dict(exclude_unset=True)
-            }
-            unset_fields = [field for field in doc.__fields__ if field not in set_data]
+        data_model = create_model(
+            "MPDataDoc",
+            fields_not_requested=unset_fields,
+            __base__=self.document_model,
+        )
 
-            data_model = create_model(
-                "MPDataDoc",
-                fields_not_requested=unset_fields,
-                __base__=self.document_model,
+        data_model.__fields__ = {
+            **{
+                name: description
+                for name, description in data_model.__fields__.items()
+                if name in set_fields
+            },
+            "fields_not_requested": data_model.__fields__["fields_not_requested"],
+        }
+
+        def new_repr(self) -> str:
+            extra = ",\n".join(
+                f"\033[1m{n}\033[0;0m={getattr(self, n)!r}"
+                for n in data_model.__fields__
             )
 
-            data_model.__fields__ = {
-                **{
-                    name: description
-                    for name, description in data_model.__fields__.items()
-                    if name in set_data
-                },
-                "fields_not_requested": data_model.__fields__["fields_not_requested"],
-            }
-
-            def new_repr(self) -> str:
-                extra = ",\n".join(
-                    f"\033[1m{n}\033[0;0m={getattr(self, n)!r}"
-                    for n in data_model.__fields__
-                )
-
-                s = f"\033[4m\033[1m{self.__class__.__name__}<{self.__class__.__base__.__name__}>\033[0;0m\033[0;0m(\n{extra}\n)"  # noqa: E501
-                return s
+            s = f"\033[4m\033[1m{self.__class__.__name__}<{self.__class__.__base__.__name__}>\033[0;0m\033[0;0m(\n{extra}\n)"  # noqa: E501
+            return s
 
-            def new_str(self) -> str:
-                extra = ",\n".join(
-                    f"\033[1m{n}\033[0;0m={getattr(self, n)!r}"
-                    for n in data_model.__fields__
-                    if n != "fields_not_requested"
-                )
+        def new_str(self) -> str:
+            extra = ",\n".join(
+                f"\033[1m{n}\033[0;0m={getattr(self, n)!r}"
+                for n in data_model.__fields__
+                if n != "fields_not_requested"
+            )
 
-                s = f"\033[4m\033[1m{self.__class__.__name__}<{self.__class__.__base__.__name__}>\033[0;0m\033[0;0m\n{extra}\n\n\033[1mFields not requested:\033[0;0m\n{unset_fields}"  # noqa: E501
-                return s
+            s = f"\033[4m\033[1m{self.__class__.__name__}<{self.__class__.__base__.__name__}>\033[0;0m\033[0;0m\n{extra}\n\n\033[1mFields not requested:\033[0;0m\n{unset_fields}"  # noqa: E501
+            return s
 
-            def new_getattr(self, attr) -> str:
-                if attr in unset_fields:
-                    raise AttributeError(
-                        f"'{attr}' data is available but has not been requested in 'fields'."
-                        " A full list of unrequested fields can be found in `fields_not_requested`."
-                    )
-                else:
-                    raise AttributeError(
-                        f"{self.__class__.__name__!r} object has no attribute {attr!r}"
-                    )
-
-            data_model.__repr__ = new_repr
-            data_model.__str__ = new_str
-            data_model.__getattr__ = new_getattr
+        def new_getattr(self, attr) -> str:
+            if attr in unset_fields:
+                raise AttributeError(
+                    f"'{attr}' data is available but has not been requested in 'fields'."
+                    " A full list of unrequested fields can be found in `fields_not_requested`."
+                )
+            else:
+                raise AttributeError(
+                    f"{self.__class__.__name__!r} object has no attribute {attr!r}"
+                )
 
-            new_data.append(data_model(**set_data))
+        data_model.__repr__ = new_repr
+        data_model.__str__ = new_str
+        data_model.__getattr__ = new_getattr
 
-        return new_data
+        return data_model, set_fields, unset_fields
 
     def _query_resource_data(
         self,