diff --git a/lib/src/store/in_memory_backing_store.dart b/lib/src/store/in_memory_backing_store.dart
index 89627fe..03f72a6 100644
--- a/lib/src/store/in_memory_backing_store.dart
+++ b/lib/src/store/in_memory_backing_store.dart
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ class InMemoryBackingStore implements BackingStore {
     (bool, Object?)? oldValue;
     if (_store.containsKey(key)) {
       oldValue = _store[key];
-      _store[key] = valueToAdd;
     } else if (value is BackedModel) {
       value.backingStore?.subscribe(
         (dataKey, previousValue, newValue) {
@@ -136,10 +135,10 @@ class InMemoryBackingStore implements BackingStore {
         },
         key,
       );
-    } else {
-      _store[key] = valueToAdd;
     }
 
+    _store[key] = valueToAdd;
+
     if (value is Iterable<Object?>) {
       value.whereType<BackedModel>().forEach((model) {
         model.backingStore?.initializationCompleted = false;
diff --git a/test/store/in_memory_backing_store_test.dart b/test/store/in_memory_backing_store_test.dart
index 1a5ff6e..39ea69c 100644
--- a/test/store/in_memory_backing_store_test.dart
+++ b/test/store/in_memory_backing_store_test.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import 'package:kiota_abstractions/kiota_abstractions.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/annotations.dart';
+import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
+import 'in_memory_backing_store_test.mocks.dart';
+
 @GenerateMocks([BackedModel])
 void main() {
   group('InMemoryBackingStore', () {
@@ -69,5 +72,51 @@ void main() {
       expect(store.iterate(), hasLength(1));
       expect(store.get<String>('key'), 'value2');
     });
+
+    test('propagates initialization completed to backed models', () {
+      final aModel = MockBackedModel();
+      final aStore = InMemoryBackingStore();
+
+      when(aModel.backingStore).thenReturn(aStore);
+
+      final bStore = InMemoryBackingStore();
+
+      expect(aStore.initializationCompleted, isTrue);
+      expect(bStore.initializationCompleted, isTrue);
+
+      bStore
+        ..set('aModel', aModel)
+        ..initializationCompleted = false;
+
+      expect(aStore.initializationCompleted, isFalse);
+      expect(bStore.initializationCompleted, isFalse);
+
+      bStore.initializationCompleted = true;
+
+      expect(aStore.initializationCompleted, isTrue);
+      expect(bStore.initializationCompleted, isTrue);
+
+      final cModel = MockBackedModel();
+      final cStore = InMemoryBackingStore();
+      when(cModel.backingStore).thenReturn(cStore);
+
+      bStore.set('cModel', cModel);
+    });
+
+    test('returns only changed values', ()
+    {
+      final store = InMemoryBackingStore()
+        ..set('name', 'Peter')
+        ..set('email', 'peter@neverland.com')
+        ..returnOnlyChangedValues = true;
+
+      final changedEntries = store.iterate().toList();
+      expect(changedEntries, hasLength(0));
+
+      store.set('name', 'Wendy');
+
+      final changedEntries2 = store.iterate().toList();
+      expect(changedEntries2, hasLength(1));
+    });
   });
 }