diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 2aa948a8..8fd46204 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -847,7 +847,6 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, cb
   var inst = this;
   var Model = this.constructor
   var model = Model.modelName;
-  var typedData = {};
 
   if (typeof data === 'function') {
     cb = data;
@@ -871,6 +870,7 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, cb
     } else {
       inst.trigger('save', function (saveDone) {
         inst.trigger('update', function (done) {
+          var typedData = {};
 
           for (var key in data) {
             inst[key] = data[key];