diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 26bec26c..ce3cad70 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, cb) {
       inst.trigger('save', function (saveDone) {
         inst.trigger('update', function (updateDone) {
           data = removeUndefined(data);
-          inst._adapter().save(modelName, inst.constructor._forDB(data), function (err, data, result) {
+          inst._adapter().save(modelName, inst.constructor._forDB(data), function (err, unusedData, result) {
             if (err) {
               return cb(err, inst);
             }
diff --git a/test/manipulation.test.js b/test/manipulation.test.js
index b0c9165e..f4486b61 100644
--- a/test/manipulation.test.js
+++ b/test/manipulation.test.js
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ describe('manipulation', function () {
         p.name = 'Hans';
         p.save(function (err) {
           should.not.exist(err);
+          p.name.should.equal('Hans');
           Person.findOne(function (err, p) {
             should.not.exist(err);
             p.name.should.equal('Hans');