diff --git a/lib/adapters/mongodb.js b/lib/adapters/mongodb.js
index 7f47d483..333ad71a 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/mongodb.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/mongodb.js
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ exports.initialize = function initializeSchema(schema, callback) {
         s.database = s.database || 'test';
 
     }
+
+    s.safe = s.safe || false;
+
     schema.adapter = new MongoDB(s, schema, callback);
 };
 
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ function MongoDB(s, schema, callback) {
         server = new mongodb.Server(s.host, s.port, {});
     }
 
-    new mongodb.Db(s.database, server, {}).open(function (err, client) {
+    new mongodb.Db(s.database, server, { safe: s.safe }).open(function (err, client) {
         if (err) throw err;
         if (s.username && s.password) {
             t = this;