t = db.set3; t.drop(); t.insert({"test1": {"test2": {"abcdefghijklmnopqrstu": {"id": 1}}}}); t.update({}, {"$set": {"test1.test2.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz": {"id": 2}}}); x = t.findOne(); assert.eq(1, x.test1.test2.abcdefghijklmnopqrstu.id, "A"); assert.eq(2, x.test1.test2.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.id, "B");