diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 964c8be9..257177b3 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -2246,9 +2246,10 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, op
       var err = new Error('id property (' + idName + ') ' +
         'cannot be updated from ' + inst[idName] + ' to ' + data[idName]);
       err.statusCode = 400;
-      return process.nextTick(function() {
+      process.nextTick(function() {
         cb(err);
       });
+      return cb.promise;
     }
   }