diff --git a/custom_json_diff/bom_diff_template.j2 b/custom_json_diff/bom_diff_template.j2
index 3314d0a..415a92b 100644
--- a/custom_json_diff/bom_diff_template.j2
+++ b/custom_json_diff/bom_diff_template.j2
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                 <th style="text-align: center; width: 46%">{{ bom_1 }}</th>
                 <th style="text-align: center; width: 46%">{{ bom_2 }}</th>
             </tr>
-            {% if not (diff_apps_1 or diff_apps_2 or diff_frameworks_1 or diff_frameworks_2 or diff_lib_1 or diff_lib_2 or diff_other_1 or diff_other_2 or diff_vdrs_1 or diff_vdrs_2) %}
+            {% if diff_status == 0 %}
                 <tr>
                     <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center">No differences found.</td>
                 </tr>
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
                     Components
                 </th>
             </tr>
-            {% if not (common_apps or common_frameworks or common_lib or common_other) %}
+            {% if not (common_apps or common_frameworks or common_lib or common_other or common_services or common_deps or common_vdrs) %}
                 <tr>
                     <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">No commonalities.</td>
                 </tr>
diff --git a/custom_json_diff/custom_diff.py b/custom_json_diff/custom_diff.py
index 6d83f34..07f3518 100644
--- a/custom_json_diff/custom_diff.py
+++ b/custom_json_diff/custom_diff.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def compare_dicts(options: Options) -> Tuple[int, FlatDicts | BomDicts, FlatDict
     return 1, json_1_data, json_2_data
 
 
-def export_html_report(outfile: str, diffs: Dict, j1: BomDicts, j2: BomDicts, options: Options) -> None:
+def export_html_report(outfile: str, diffs: Dict, j1: BomDicts, j2: BomDicts, options: Options, status: int) -> None:
     if options.report_template:
         template_file = options.report_template
     else:
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def export_html_report(outfile: str, diffs: Dict, j1: BomDicts, j2: BomDicts, op
         stats=stats_summary,
         comp_only=options.comp_only,
         metadata=metadata_results,
+        diff_status=status,
     )
     with open(outfile, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(report_result)
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ def load_json(json_file: str, options: Options) -> FlatDicts | BomDicts:
         logger.error("Invalid JSON: %s", json_file)
         sys.exit(1)
     if options.bom_diff:
-        data = sort_dict_lists(data, ["url", "content", "ref", "name", "value"])
+        data = sort_dict_lists(data, ["bom-ref", "id", "url", "content", "ref", "name", "value"])
         data = filter_dict(data, options).to_dict(unflat=True)
         return BomDicts(options, json_file, data, {})
     return filter_dict(data, options)
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ def report_results(status: int, diffs: Dict, options: Options, j1: BomDicts | No
         return
     if options.bom_diff:
         report_file = options.output.replace(".json", "") + ".html"
-        export_html_report(report_file, diffs, j1, j2, options)  # type: ignore
+        export_html_report(report_file, diffs, j1, j2, options, status)  # type: ignore
 
 
 def sort_dict_lists(result: Dict, sort_keys: List[str]) -> Dict:
diff --git a/custom_json_diff/custom_diff_classes.py b/custom_json_diff/custom_diff_classes.py
index 8dff555..94ef5e8 100644
--- a/custom_json_diff/custom_diff_classes.py
+++ b/custom_json_diff/custom_diff_classes.py
@@ -432,11 +432,11 @@ def compare_bom_refs(v1: str, v2: str) -> bool:
 
 def compare_date(dt1: str, dt2: str, comparator: str):
     """Compares two dates"""
-    if dt1 == dt2 or (not dt1 and not dt2):
+    if not dt1 and not dt2:
         return True
     try:
-        date_1 = datetime.fromisoformat(dt1)
-        date_2 = datetime.fromisoformat(dt2)
+        date_1 = datetime.fromisoformat(dt1).date()
+        date_2 = datetime.fromisoformat(dt2).date()
         match comparator:
             case "<":
                 return date_1 < date_2
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def compare_date(dt1: str, dt2: str, comparator: str):
 
 def compare_vdr_new_versions(vdr_1: BomVdr, vdr_2: BomVdr) -> bool:
     return all((vdr_1.affects == vdr_2.affects,
-               compare_date(vdr_1.updated, vdr_2.updated, "<"),
+                (not vdr_1.updated or compare_date(vdr_1.updated, vdr_2.updated, "<=")),
                 compare_bom_refs(vdr_1.bom_ref, vdr_2.bom_ref)))
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25c37d3..bcc91fe 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "custom-json-diff"
-version = "1.5.5"
+version = "1.5.6"
 description = "Custom JSON and CycloneDx BOM diffing and comparison tool."
 authors = [
   { name = "Caroline Russell", email = "caroline@appthreat.dev" },