diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index c2580c79e..449790503 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ DataAccessObject.updateOrCreate = DataAccessObject.upsert = function upsert(data
   }
 
   var context = {
-    Model: Model, 
+    Model: Model,
     query: byIdQuery(Model, id),
     hookState: hookState,
     options: options
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ DataAccessObject.updateOrCreate = DataAccessObject.upsert = function upsert(data
         self.getDataSource().connector
           .updateOrCreate(Model.modelName, update, done);
 
-        function done(err, data, result) {
+        function done(err, data, info) {
           var obj;
           if (data && !(data instanceof Model)) {
             inst._initProperties(data, { persisted: true });
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ DataAccessObject.updateOrCreate = DataAccessObject.upsert = function upsert(data
             var context = {
               Model: Model,
               instance: obj,
-              isNewInstance: result ? result.isNewInstance : undefined,
+              isNewInstance: info ? info.isNewInstance : undefined,
               hookState: hookState,
               options: options
             };
@@ -1356,11 +1356,11 @@ DataAccessObject.remove = DataAccessObject.deleteAll = DataAccessObject.destroyA
   cb = cb || utils.createPromiseCallback();
   where = where || {};
   options = options || {};
-  
+
   assert(typeof where === 'object', 'The where argument must be an object');
   assert(typeof options === 'object', 'The options argument must be an object');
   assert(typeof cb === 'function', 'The cb argument must be a function');
-  
+
   var hookState = {};
 
   var query = { where: where };
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, cb) {
 
   assert(typeof options === 'object', 'The options argument should be an object');
   assert(typeof cb === 'function', 'The cb argument should be a function');
-  
+
   var hookState = {};
 
   if (options.validate === undefined) {
diff --git a/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js b/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js
index f2db5b019..ea4fd5d50 100644
--- a/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js
+++ b/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js
@@ -525,7 +525,8 @@ module.exports = function(dataSource, should) {
               extra: undefined
             },
             isNewInstance: false,
-            options: { throws: false, validate: true } }));
+            options: { throws: false, validate: true }
+          }));
           done();
         });
       });
@@ -533,7 +534,10 @@ module.exports = function(dataSource, should) {
       it('triggers `after save` hook on create', function(done) {
         TestModel.observe('after save', pushContextAndNext());
 
-        var instance = new TestModel({ name: 'created' });
+        var instance = new TestModel(
+          { id: 'new-id', name: 'created' },
+          { persisted: true });
+
         instance.save(function(err, instance) {
           if (err) return done(err);
           observedContexts.should.eql(aTestModelCtx({
@@ -542,7 +546,8 @@ module.exports = function(dataSource, should) {
               name: 'created',
               extra: undefined
             },
-            isNewInstance: true
+            isNewInstance: true,
+            options: { throws: false, validate: true }
           }));
           done();
         });