diff --git a/interfaces/associations/belongsTo/update.nested.js b/interfaces/associations/belongsTo/update.nested.js
index 62acd87..7ec2983 100644
--- a/interfaces/associations/belongsTo/update.nested.js
+++ b/interfaces/associations/belongsTo/update.nested.js
@@ -140,10 +140,13 @@ describe('Association Interface', function() {
           ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
           it('should update association values', function(done) {
+            
+            var customer = Customers[1].toObject();
+            customer.name = 'bar - updated';
 
             var data = {
               amount: 200,
-              a_customer: Customers[1]
+              a_customer: customer
             };
 
             Associations.Payment.update({ id: Payment.id }, data).exec(function(err, values) {
@@ -155,8 +158,9 @@ describe('Association Interface', function() {
               .exec(function(err, model) {
                 assert(!err);
 
-                assert(model.amount === 200);
-                assert(model.a_customer.name === 'bar');
+                assert.equal(model.amount, 200);
+                assert.equal(model.a_customer.id, Customers[1].id);
+                assert.equal(model.a_customer.name, 'bar - updated');
 
                 done();
               });
diff --git a/interfaces/associations/hasMany/update.nested.js b/interfaces/associations/hasMany/update.nested.js
index 39aae4d..1770111 100644
--- a/interfaces/associations/hasMany/update.nested.js
+++ b/interfaces/associations/hasMany/update.nested.js
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ describe('Association Interface', function() {
 
             var data = {
               name: '1:m update nested - updated',
-              payments: Payments.map(function(payment) { return payment.toObject(); })
+              payments: Payments.map(function(payment, idx) {
+                var res = payment.toObject();
+                res.amount = (idx + 1) * 10;
+                return res;
+              })
             };
 
             Associations.Customer.update({ id: Customer.id }, data).exec(function(err, values) {
@@ -183,8 +187,10 @@ describe('Association Interface', function() {
                 assert(model.payments.length === 2);
 
                 // Ensure association values were updated
-                assert(model.payments[0].amount === 1);
-                assert(model.payments[1].amount === 2);
+                assert.equal(model.payments[0].id, Payments[0].id);
+                assert.equal(model.payments[0].amount, 10);
+                assert.equal(model.payments[1].id, Payments[1].id);
+                assert.equal(model.payments[1].amount, 20);
 
                 done();
               });
diff --git a/interfaces/associations/manyToMany/update.nested.js b/interfaces/associations/manyToMany/update.nested.js
index 3f7f918..07c6c22 100644
--- a/interfaces/associations/manyToMany/update.nested.js
+++ b/interfaces/associations/manyToMany/update.nested.js
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ describe('Association Interface', function() {
 
             var taxiData = {
               name: 'm:m update nested - updated',
-              taxis: Taxis.map(function(taxi) { return taxi.toObject(); })
+              taxis: Taxis.map(function(taxi, idx) {
+                var res = taxi.toObject();
+                res.medallion = (idx + 1) * 10;
+                return res;
+              })
             };
 
             Associations.Driver.update({ id: Driver.id }, taxiData).exec(function(err, values) {
@@ -181,8 +185,10 @@ describe('Association Interface', function() {
                 assert(model.taxis.length === 2);
 
                 // Ensure association values were updated
-                assert(model.taxis[0].medallion === 1);
-                assert(model.taxis[1].medallion === 2);
+                assert.equal(model.taxis[0].id, Taxis[0].id);
+                assert.equal(model.taxis[0].medallion, 10);
+                assert.equal(model.taxis[1].id, Taxis[1].id);
+                assert.equal(model.taxis[1].medallion, 20);
 
                 done();
               });