diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2be8aeb..024b4b9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.0.5
+7.0.6
diff --git a/pkg/ponresourcemanager/ponresourcemanager.go b/pkg/ponresourcemanager/ponresourcemanager.go
index e7e8401..ad6c111 100755
--- a/pkg/ponresourcemanager/ponresourcemanager.go
+++ b/pkg/ponresourcemanager/ponresourcemanager.go
@@ -1132,15 +1132,23 @@
 	var Value []byte
 	var err error
 	Path := fmt.Sprintf(ALLOC_ID_RESOURCE_MAP_PATH, PONRMgr.DeviceID, IntfONUID)
-	Value, err = json.Marshal(AllocIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error(ctx, "failed to Marshal")
-		return err
-	}
+	if AllocIDs == nil {
+		// No more alloc ids associated with the key. Delete the key entirely
+		if err = PONRMgr.KVStore.Delete(ctx, Path); err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to delete key %s", Path)
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		Value, err = json.Marshal(AllocIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(ctx, "failed to Marshal")
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err = PONRMgr.KVStore.Put(ctx, Path, Value); err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to update resource %s", Path)
-		return err
+		if err = PONRMgr.KVStore.Put(ctx, Path, Value); err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to update resource %s", Path)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return err
 }
@@ -1156,15 +1164,23 @@
 	var err error
 	Path := fmt.Sprintf(GEMPORT_ID_RESOURCE_MAP_PATH, PONRMgr.DeviceID, IntfONUID)
 	logger.Debugf(ctx, "Updating gemport ids for %s", Path)
-	Value, err = json.Marshal(GEMPortIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error(ctx, "failed to Marshal")
-		return err
-	}
+	if GEMPortIDs == nil {
+		// No more gemport ids associated with the key. Delete the key entirely
+		if err = PONRMgr.KVStore.Delete(ctx, Path); err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to delete key %s", Path)
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		Value, err = json.Marshal(GEMPortIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(ctx, "failed to Marshal")
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err = PONRMgr.KVStore.Put(ctx, Path, Value); err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to update resource %s", Path)
-		return err
+		if err = PONRMgr.KVStore.Put(ctx, Path, Value); err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to update resource %s", Path)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return err
 }