diff --git a/dcicutils/misc_utils.py b/dcicutils/misc_utils.py
index 6f8100d51..e38f980df 100644
--- a/dcicutils/misc_utils.py
+++ b/dcicutils/misc_utils.py
@@ -2149,7 +2149,9 @@ def merge_key_value_dict_lists(x, y):
 def merge_objects(target: Union[dict, List[Any]], source: Union[dict, List[Any]], full: bool = False) -> dict:
     """
     Merges the given source dictionary or list into the target dictionary or list.
-    This MAY change the given target (dictionary or list) IN PLACE.
+    This MAY well change the given target (dictionary or list) IN PLACE.
+    The the full argument is True then any target lists longer than the
+    source be will be filled out with the last element(s) of the source.
     """
     if target is None:
         return source
diff --git a/test/test_misc_utils.py b/test/test_misc_utils.py
index 52bed8f70..7d737793a 100644
--- a/test/test_misc_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_misc_utils.py
@@ -3625,3 +3625,50 @@ def test_merge_objects_2():
     expected = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
     merge_objects(target, source, True)
     assert target == expected
+
+
+def test_merge_objects_3():
+    target = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [None, None]}
+    source = {"xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    expected = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    merge_objects(target, source, False)
+    assert target == expected
+
+
+def test_merge_objects_4():
+    target = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [None, None]}
+    source = {"xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    expected = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    merge_objects(target, source, True)
+    assert target == expected
+
+
+def test_merge_objects_5():
+    target = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": ["mno"]}
+    source = {"xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    expected = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    merge_objects(target, source, False)
+    assert target == expected
+
+def test_merge_objects_6():
+    target = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": ["mno"]}
+    source = {"xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    expected = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}]}
+    merge_objects(target, source, True)
+    assert target == expected
+
+
+def test_merge_objects_7():
+    target = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [None, None, "abc", "def", 123]}
+    source = {"xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}, {"hoo": None}]}
+    expected = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}, {"hoo": None}, "def", 123]}
+    merge_objects(target, source, False)
+    assert target == expected
+
+
+def test_merge_objects_8():
+    target = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [None, None, "abc", "def", 123]}
+    source = {"xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}, {"hoo": None}]}
+    expected = {"abc": {"def": {"ghi": None}}, "xyzzy": [{"foo": None}, {"goo": None}, {"hoo": None}, {"hoo": None}, {"hoo": None}]}
+    merge_objects(target, source, True)
+    assert target == expected