diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index ee60ce72..ee51fa26 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ ModelBaseClass.prototype._initProperties = function (data, options) {
         self.__data[p] = propVal;
       }
     } else if (ctor.relations[p]) {
+      var relationType = ctor.relations[p].type;
+      
       if (!properties[p]) {
         var modelTo = ctor.relations[p].modelTo || ModelBaseClass;
         var multiple = ctor.relations[p].multiple;
@@ -141,11 +143,9 @@ ModelBaseClass.prototype._initProperties = function (data, options) {
       }
       
       // Relation
-      if (ctor.relations[p].type === 'belongsTo' && propVal != null) {
+      if (relationType === 'belongsTo' && propVal != null) {
         // If the related model is populated
         self.__data[ctor.relations[p].keyFrom] = propVal[ctor.relations[p].keyTo];
-      } else if (!self.__data[p] && propVal != null) {
-        self.__data[p] = propVal;
       }
       self.__cachedRelations[p] = propVal;
     } else {
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ ModelBaseClass.prototype._initProperties = function (data, options) {
 
   for (k = 0; k < size; k++) {
     p = keys[k];
-    // var prop
     propVal = self.__data[p];
 
     // Set default values
diff --git a/test/relations.test.js b/test/relations.test.js
index 7751ee23..154f387b 100644
--- a/test/relations.test.js
+++ b/test/relations.test.js
@@ -186,6 +186,27 @@ describe('relations', function () {
         });
       }
     });
+    
+    it('should check ignore related data on creation - array', function (done) {
+      Book.create({ chapters: [] }, function (err, book) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        book.chapters.should.be.a.function;
+        var obj = book.toObject();
+        should.not.exist(obj.chapters);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    
+    it('should check ignore related data on creation - object', function (done) {
+      Book.create({ chapters: {} }, function (err, book) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        book.chapters.should.be.a.function;
+        var obj = book.toObject();
+        should.not.exist(obj.chapters);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    
   });
 
   describe('hasMany through', function () {
@@ -1898,6 +1919,31 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       });
     });
     
+    it('should create embedded from attributes - property name', function(done) {
+      var addresses = [
+        {id: 'home', street: 'Home Street'},
+        {id: 'work', street: 'Work Street'}
+      ];
+      Person.create({name: 'Wilma', addresses: addresses}, function(err, p) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        p.addressList.at(0).id.should.equal('home');
+        p.addressList.at(1).id.should.equal('work');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    
+    it('should not create embedded from attributes - relation name', function(done) {
+      var addresses = [
+        {id: 'home', street: 'Home Street'},
+        {id: 'work', street: 'Work Street'}
+      ];
+      Person.create({name: 'Wilma', addressList: addresses}, function(err, p) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        p.addresses.should.have.length(0);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    
   });
   
   describe('embedsMany - relations, scope and properties', function () {