diff --git a/lib/relation-definition.js b/lib/relation-definition.js
index 001075a9..b022072a 100644
--- a/lib/relation-definition.js
+++ b/lib/relation-definition.js
@@ -1614,6 +1614,39 @@ EmbedsMany.prototype.create = function (targetModelData, cb) {
   var modelInstance = this.modelInstance;
   var autoId = this.definition.options.autoId !== false;
   
+  if (typeof targetModelData === 'function' && !cb) {
+    cb = targetModelData;
+    targetModelData = {};
+  }
+  targetModelData = targetModelData || {};
+  
+  var embeddedList = modelInstance[relationName] || [];
+  
+  var inst = this.build(targetModelData);
+  
+  var err = inst.isValid() ? null : new ValidationError(inst);
+  
+  if (err) {
+    var index = embeddedList.indexOf(inst);
+    if (index > -1) embeddedList.splice(index, 1);
+    return process.nextTick(function() { 
+      cb(err, embeddedList); 
+    });
+  } 
+  
+  modelInstance.updateAttribute(relationName, 
+    embeddedList, function(err, modelInst) {
+    cb(err, modelInst[relationName]);
+  });
+};
+
+EmbedsMany.prototype.build = HasOne.prototype.build = function(targetModelData) {
+  var pk = this.definition.keyFrom;
+  var modelTo = this.definition.modelTo;
+  var relationName = this.definition.name;
+  var modelInstance = this.modelInstance;
+  var autoId = this.definition.options.autoId !== false;
+  
   var embeddedList = modelInstance[relationName] || [];
   
   if (typeof targetModelData === 'function' && !cb) {
@@ -1631,34 +1664,6 @@ EmbedsMany.prototype.create = function (targetModelData, cb) {
   
   this.definition.applyProperties(this.modelInstance, targetModelData);
   
-  var inst = new modelTo(targetModelData);
-  var err = inst.isValid() ? null : new ValidationError(inst);
-  
-  if (err) {
-    return process.nextTick(function() { 
-      cb(err, embeddedList); 
-    });
-  } else if (this.definition.options.prepend) {
-    embeddedList.unshift(inst);
-  } else {
-    embeddedList.push(inst);
-  }
-  
-  modelInstance.updateAttribute(relationName, 
-    embeddedList, function(err, modelInst) {
-    cb(err, modelInst[relationName]);
-  });
-};
-
-EmbedsMany.prototype.build = HasOne.prototype.build = function(targetModelData) {
-  var modelTo = this.definition.modelTo;
-  var relationName = this.definition.name;
-  targetModelData = targetModelData || {};
-  
-  this.definition.applyProperties(this.modelInstance, targetModelData);
-  
-  var embeddedList = modelInstance[relationName] || [];
-  
   var inst = new modelTo(targetModelData);
   
   if (this.definition.options.prepend) {
diff --git a/test/relations.test.js b/test/relations.test.js
index 5140dfbb..9807e6b4 100644
--- a/test/relations.test.js
+++ b/test/relations.test.js
@@ -1464,6 +1464,29 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       });
     });
     
+    it('should build embedded items', function(done) {
+      Person.create({ name: 'Wilma' }, function(err, p) {
+        p.addressList.build({ id: 'home', street: 'Home' });
+        p.addressList.build({ id: 'work', street: 'Work' });
+        p.addresses.should.have.length(2);
+        p.save(function(err, p) {
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+    
+    it('should have embedded items - verify', function(done) {
+      Person.findOne({ where: { name: 'Wilma' } }, function(err, p) {
+        p.name.should.equal('Wilma');
+        p.addresses.should.have.length(2);
+        p.addresses[0].id.should.equal('home');
+        p.addresses[0].street.should.equal('Home');
+        p.addresses[1].id.should.equal('work');
+        p.addresses[1].street.should.equal('Work');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    
   });
 
 });