t = db.update9; t.drop(); orig = { "_id": 1, "question": "a", "choices": {"1": {"choice": "b"}, "0": {"choice": "c"}}, }; t.save(orig); assert.eq(orig, t.findOne(), "A"); t.update({_id: 1, 'choices.0.votes': {$ne: 1}}, {$push: {'choices.0.votes': 1}}); orig.choices["0"].votes = [1]; assert.eq(orig.choices["0"], t.findOne().choices["0"], "B");