c = db.find_and_modify_server6906; c.drop(); c.insert({_id: 5, a: {b: 1}}); ret = c.findAndModify({ query: {'a.b': 1}, update: {$set: {'a.b': 2}}, // Ensure the query on 'a.b' no longer matches. new: true }); assert.eq(5, ret._id); assert.eq(2, ret.a.b); c.drop(); c.insert({_id: null, a: {b: 1}}); ret = c.findAndModify({ query: {'a.b': 1}, update: {$set: {'a.b': 2}}, // Ensure the query on 'a.b' no longer matches. new: true }); assert.eq(2, ret.a.b);