diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ClientBulkWriteOperation.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ClientBulkWriteOperation.java
index 2b9e79f6f0..5b38d5d320 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ClientBulkWriteOperation.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/operation/ClientBulkWriteOperation.java
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ ClientBulkWriteResult build(@Nullable final MongoException topLevelError, final
                                         writeModelIndex,
                                         new ConcreteClientUpdateResult(
                                                 individualOperationResponse.getInt32("n").getValue(),
-                                                individualOperationResponse.getInt32("nModified").getValue(),
+                                                individualOperationResponse.getInt32("nModified", new BsonInt32(0)).getValue(),
                                                 upsertedIdDocument == null ? null : upsertedIdDocument.get("_id")));
                             } else if (writeModel instanceof ConcreteClientNamespacedDeleteOneModel
                                     || writeModel instanceof ConcreteClientNamespacedDeleteManyModel) {