diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2709d90..58fe233 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ Thumbs.db
 ehthumbs.db
 
 # Folder config file
-Desktop.ini
\ No newline at end of file
+Desktop.ini
+/.vs/config/applicationhost.config
diff --git a/src/DocumentDBRepository.cs b/src/DocumentDBRepository.cs
index 2f5ab3c..62b7c99 100644
--- a/src/DocumentDBRepository.cs
+++ b/src/DocumentDBRepository.cs
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@ public static class DocumentDBRepository<T> where T : class
         private static readonly string CollectionId = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["collection"];
         private static DocumentClient client;
 
+
         public static async Task<T> GetItemAsync(string id)
         {
             try
             {
-                Document document = await client.ReadDocumentAsync(UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseId, CollectionId, id));
+                Document document = await client.ReadDocumentAsync(
+                    UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseId, CollectionId, id),
+                        new RequestOptions { PartitionKey = new PartitionKey("personal") }
+                );
                 return (T)(dynamic)document;
             }
             catch (DocumentClientException e)
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ public static async Task<IEnumerable<T>> GetItemsAsync(Expression<Func<T, bool>>
         {
             IDocumentQuery<T> query = client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(
                 UriFactory.CreateDocumentCollectionUri(DatabaseId, CollectionId),
-                new FeedOptions { MaxItemCount = -1 })
+                new FeedOptions { MaxItemCount = -1, EnableCrossPartitionQuery = true })
                 .Where(predicate)
                 .AsDocumentQuery();
 
@@ -65,7 +69,10 @@ public static async Task<Document> UpdateItemAsync(string id, T item)
 
         public static async Task DeleteItemAsync(string id)
         {
-            await client.DeleteDocumentAsync(UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseId, CollectionId, id));
+            await client.DeleteDocumentAsync(
+                UriFactory.CreateDocumentUri(DatabaseId, CollectionId, id),
+                 new RequestOptions { PartitionKey = new PartitionKey("personal") }
+                 );
         }
 
         public static void Initialize()
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ private static async Task CreateCollectionIfNotExistsAsync()
                     await client.CreateDocumentCollectionAsync(
                         UriFactory.CreateDatabaseUri(DatabaseId),
                         new DocumentCollection { Id = CollectionId },
-                        new RequestOptions { OfferThroughput = 1000 });
+                        new RequestOptions { OfferThroughput = 400 });
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/src/Models/Item.cs b/src/Models/Item.cs
index 377a4cd..98a99cf 100644
--- a/src/Models/Item.cs
+++ b/src/Models/Item.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ public class Item
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "id")]
         public string Id { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "category")]
+        public string Category = "personal";
+
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "name")]
         public string Name { get; set; }