diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b6362bd..94b26b3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ Planned: April 2025
 * New `clixon-restconf@2025-02-01.yang` revision
   * Added timeout parameter
 
+### Corrected Bugs
+
+* Fixed: [Templates with nc:operation "merge" causes bad diffs to be shows](https://github.com/clicon/clixon-controller/issues/187)
+
 ## 7.3.0
 30 January 2025
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_client.c b/apps/backend/backend_client.c
index 2927e285..f3a2dafb 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_client.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_client.c
@@ -655,7 +655,8 @@ from_client_edit_config(clixon_handle h,
             goto done;
         goto ok;
     }
-    /* Must do before duplicate check */
+    /* Must do before duplicate check,
+     * should probably be done before minmax check above */
     if (xml_sort_recurse(xc) < 0)
         goto done;
     /* Disable duplicate check in NETCONF messages. */
diff --git a/doc/LINKS.md b/doc/LINKS.md
index fd2e7b0c..35abdd86 100644
--- a/doc/LINKS.md
+++ b/doc/LINKS.md
@@ -4,7 +4,5 @@ A collection of community links to usages of clixon. Please notify of changes or
 
 Links:
 
-  * https://github.com/MontaVista-OpenSourceTechnology/clixon
+  * https://github.com/MontaVista-OpenSourceTechnology/clixon-backend-helper
   * https://github.com/brunorijsman/yang-tutorial/tree/main/clixon
-
-
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_validate_minmax.c b/lib/src/clixon_validate_minmax.c
index a54be2dd..82172751 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_validate_minmax.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_validate_minmax.c
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
  */
 struct vec_order {
     cxobj        *vo_xml;
-    char        **vo_strvec;
-    size_t        vo_slen; /* length of vo_strvec (is actually global to vector) */
+    char        **vo_strvec; /* vector of keys, 1 element if leaf-list, NULL if non-list */
+    size_t        vo_slen;   /* Length of vo_strvec (is actually global to vector) */
 };
 
 /*! New element last in list, check if already exists if so return -1
@@ -877,9 +877,10 @@ remove_duplicates_list(yang_stmt        *y,
                        int              *nr,
                        cxobj           **xret)
 {
-    int retval = -1;
-    int v;
-    int i;
+    int   retval = -1;
+    cvec *cvk;
+    int   v;
+    int   i;
 
     if (nr)
         *nr = 0;
@@ -896,7 +897,7 @@ remove_duplicates_list(yang_stmt        *y,
                     (*nr)++;
             }
             else{
-                cvec *cvk = NULL;
+                cvk = NULL;
                 if (yang_keyword_get(y) == Y_LEAF_LIST){
                     if ((cvk = cvec_new(0)) == NULL){
                         clixon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cvec_new");
@@ -922,6 +923,48 @@ remove_duplicates_list(yang_stmt        *y,
     goto done;
 }
 
+/*! Remove duplicates container or leaf
+ *
+ * @param[in]  vec   Ordered vector of string vectors
+ * @param[in]  vlen  Length of vec
+ * @param[in]  rm    0: return 0 on first duplicate, 1: remove all duplicates
+ * @param[in]  cvv   Vector of keys (for error)
+ * @param[out] xret  Error XML tree. Free with xml_free after use
+ * @retval     0     OK
+ * @retval    -1     Error
+ */
+static int
+remove_duplicates_single(yang_stmt        *y,
+                         struct vec_order *vec,
+                         size_t            vlen,
+                         int               rm,
+                         int              *nr,
+                         cxobj           **xret)
+{
+    int    retval = -1;
+    cxobj *x;
+    int    v;
+
+    if (nr)
+        *nr = 0;
+    for (v=1; v<vlen; v++){
+        x = vec[v-1].vo_xml;
+        if (rm){
+            if (xml_purge(x) < 0)
+                goto done;
+            if (nr)
+                (*nr)++;
+        }
+        else{
+            if (xret && netconf_minmax_elements_xml(xret, xml_parent(x), xml_name(x), 1) < 0)
+                    goto done;
+        }
+    }
+    retval = 0;
+ done:
+    return retval;
+}
+
 /*! Analyze sorted list: detect and potentially remove duplicates
  *
  * @param[in]  y     YANG node of list segment
@@ -946,12 +989,25 @@ vec_order_analyze(yang_stmt        *y,
     int  nr = 0;
     int  ret;
 
-    if (yang_find(y, Y_ORDERED_BY, "user") != NULL)
-        qsort(vec, vlen, sizeof(*vec), cmp_list_qsort);
-    if ((ret = remove_duplicates_list(y, vec, vlen, rm, &nr, xret)) < 0)
-        goto done;
-    if (ret == 0) {
-        goto fail;
+    switch (yang_keyword_get(y)){
+    case Y_LIST:
+    case Y_LEAF_LIST:
+        if (yang_find(y, Y_ORDERED_BY, "user") != NULL)
+            qsort(vec, vlen, sizeof(*vec), cmp_list_qsort);
+        if ((ret = remove_duplicates_list(y, vec, vlen, rm, &nr, xret)) < 0)
+            goto done;
+        if (ret == 0)
+            goto fail;
+        break;
+    case Y_LEAF:
+    case Y_CONTAINER:
+        if (vlen > 1){
+            if (remove_duplicates_single(y, vec, vlen, rm, &nr, xret) < 0)
+                goto done;
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
     }
     if (x && nr)
         xml_vector_decrement(x, nr);
@@ -1016,12 +1072,28 @@ xml_duplicate_detect1(cxobj  *xt,
         }
         keyw = yang_keyword_get(y);
         switch (keyw){
+        case Y_CONTAINER:
+        case Y_LEAF:
+            if (vlen > 0 && slen0 != 0){ /* Sanity check */
+                clixon_err(OE_YANG, 0, "Container vector mismatch %lu != 0", slen0);
+                goto done;
+            }
+            if ((vec = realloc(vec, (vlen+1)*sizeof(*vec))) == NULL){
+                clixon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cvec_new");
+                goto done;
+            }
+            vec[vlen].vo_slen = 0;
+            vec[vlen].vo_strvec = NULL;
+            vec[vlen].vo_xml = x;
+            vlen++;
+            slen0 = 0;
+            break;
         case Y_LIST:
             if ((cvk = yang_cvec_get(y)) == NULL)
                 continue;
             if ((clen = cvec_len(cvk)) == 0)
                 continue;
-            if (vec>0 && slen0 != clen){ /* Sanity check */
+            if (vlen > 0 && slen0 != clen){ /* Sanity check */
                 clixon_err(OE_YANG, 0, "List key vector mismatch %lu != %lu", slen0, clen);
                 goto done;
             }
@@ -1063,7 +1135,7 @@ xml_duplicate_detect1(cxobj  *xt,
                 goto fail;
             break;
         case Y_LEAF_LIST:
-            if (vec>0 && slen0 != 1){ /* Sanity check */
+            if (vlen > 0 && slen0 != 1){ /* Sanity check */
                 clixon_err(OE_YANG, 0, "Leaf-list key vector mismatch %lu != 1", slen0);
                 goto done;
             }
diff --git a/test/test_netconf_duplicate.sh b/test/test_netconf_duplicate.sh
index 9c3e0687..8b18cf20 100755
--- a/test/test_netconf_duplicate.sh
+++ b/test/test_netconf_duplicate.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ EOF
 # Example (the list server part) from RFC7950 Sec 7.8.3.1 w changed types
 cat <<EOF > $fyang
 module unique{
-  yang-version 1.1;
-  namespace "urn:example:clixon";
-  prefix un;
+   yang-version 1.1;
+   namespace "urn:example:clixon";
+   prefix un;
    container c{
       presence "trigger"; // force presence container to trigger error
       list server {
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ module unique{
          type string;
       }
    }
+   container d{
+   }
 }
 EOF
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then
     start_backend -s init -f $cfg
 fi
 
-new "wait backend"
+new "Wait backend 1"
 wait_backend
 
 new "Add list entry"
@@ -326,6 +328,24 @@ expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" "<rpc $DEFAULTNS>
 new "Check mix w empty"
 expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" "<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get-config><source><candidate/></source></get-config></rpc>" "" "<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><c xmlns=\"urn:example:clixon\"><user><name>aaa</name><value>foo</value></user><user><name/><value>foo</value></user><b/><b>bbb</b><b>ccc</b><buser>CCC</buser><buser>BBB</buser><buser>AAA</buser></c></data></rpc-reply>"
 
+new "netconf discard-changes"
+expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" "<rpc $DEFAULTNS><discard-changes/></rpc>" "" "<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><ok/></rpc-reply>"
+
+# Note both unordered and duplicate
+new "Container dups"
+expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" "<rpc $DEFAULTNS><edit-config><target><candidate/></target><default-operation>replace</default-operation><config>
+<c xmlns=\"urn:example:clixon\">
+     <b>aaa</b>
+</c>
+<d xmlns=\"urn:example:clixon\"/>
+<c xmlns=\"urn:example:clixon\">
+     <b>bbb</b>
+</c>
+</config></edit-config></rpc>" "" "<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><ok/></rpc-reply>"
+
+new "Check no container duplicates"
+expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" "<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get-config><source><candidate/></source></get-config></rpc>" "" "<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><c xmlns=\"urn:example:clixon\"><b>bbb</b></c></data></rpc-reply>"
+
 if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then
     new "Kill backend"
     # Check if premature kill