diff --git a/lib/adapters/neo4j.js b/lib/adapters/neo4j.js
index 02cd858f..e832d8f8 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/neo4j.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/neo4j.js
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ Neo4j.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(model, id, data, cb
 
 function cleanup(data) {
     if (!data) return null;
+    
+    //don't save an id property on update since there is already a node id from neo4j
+    delete data.id;
     var res = {};
     Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
         var v = data[key];