diff --git a/src/backbone.siren.action.js b/src/backbone.siren.action.js
index 0688d68..6faa15e 100644
--- a/src/backbone.siren.action.js
+++ b/src/backbone.siren.action.js
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ Action.prototype = {
 			, actionName: actionName
 			, success: function (model, resp, options) {
 				parent.trigger('sync:' + actionName, model, resp, options);
-				Backbone.Siren.parse(resp, {store: store});
+
+				// @todo - I think too much logic is going into this.  Much of this stuff is probably already
+				// done in backbone.  Eventually will need a refactor of .execute() and better integration with backbone.
+				Backbone.Siren.parse(resp, {store: store, silent: options.silent});
 			}
 			, error: function (model, xhr, options) {
 				parent.trigger('error:' + actionName, model, xhr, options);
diff --git a/src/backbone.siren.js b/src/backbone.siren.js
index bbcc87a..a2be0df 100644
--- a/src/backbone.siren.js
+++ b/src/backbone.siren.js
@@ -972,9 +972,16 @@ _.extend(BbSiren, {
 	    }
 
 
-		, update: function (rawModel) {
+		/**
+		 * Updates the model with the properties from a "rawModel"
+		 *
+		 * @param {Object} rawModel
+		 * @param {Object} [options]
+		 * @returns {Backbone.Siren.Model}
+		 */
+		, update: function (rawModel, options) {
 			if (BbSiren.isLoaded(rawModel)) {
-				this.set(this.parse(rawModel));
+				this.set(this.parse(rawModel), options);
 				this.parseActions();
 			}