diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 3bf3214c..2c679452 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -2449,6 +2449,7 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, op
           context.data = typedData;
 
           function updateAttributesCallback(err) {
+            if (err) return cb(err);
             var ctx = {
               Model: Model,
               data: context.data,