diff --git a/lib/helpers/collection_proxy.js b/lib/helpers/collection_proxy.js
index 7a91b56..d7646aa 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/collection_proxy.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/collection_proxy.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var PROXY = {}
   , _ = require('underscore');
 
 function _apply(collection, fn, args) {
-  return collection[fn].apply(collection, args);
+  collection[fn].apply(collection, args);
 }
 
 Object.defineProperty(PROXY, 'namespacer', {value: require('./namespacer'), writable: true});
@@ -14,16 +14,19 @@ Object.defineProperty(PROXY, 'mapper', {value: require('./mapper'), writable: tr
  * @param {Object} model
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {Array} args
- * @param {Function} callback
  */
-PROXY.proxy = function (model, options, args, callback) {
+PROXY.proxy = function (model, options, args) {
   var fn = options.method
+    , callback
     , arguments_length = arguments.length;
 
   model.getCollection(function (error, collection) {
+    var is_overwritten = typeof PROXY[fn] !== 'undefined'
+      , is_native = typeof collection[fn] !== 'undefined';
 
-    // noop
-    if (arguments_length < 4) {
+    if (typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'function') {
+      callback =  args[args.length - 1];
+    } else {
       callback = function () {};
     }
 
@@ -42,15 +45,10 @@ PROXY.proxy = function (model, options, args, callback) {
     }
 
     // overwritten method with hooks, or custom method
-    if (typeof PROXY[fn] !== 'undefined' && (typeof collection[fn] !== 'undefined' ? options.hooks : true)) {
-      return PROXY[fn](model, collection, args, callback);
-
+    if (is_overwritten && (is_native ? options.hooks : true)) {
+      PROXY[fn](model, collection, args, callback);
     // driver method or hooks disabled
     } else {
-      if (!_.isFunction(args[args.length - 1])) {
-        args.push(callback);
-      }
-
       _apply(collection, fn, args);
     }
   });
diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 36dae72..7c57f4c 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = function (db, collection_name) {
    * @param {String|Object} options
    * @param {Mixed} args
    * @param {Function} callback
-   * @returns itself
+   * @return itself
    */
   MODEL.mongo = function (args) {
     var parsed_method, options, callback;
@@ -70,14 +70,7 @@ module.exports = function (db, collection_name) {
     , mapping: true
     }, options);
 
-    if (typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'function') {
-      callback =  args[args.length - 1];
-    } else {
-      callback =  function () {}; // noop
-      args.push(callback);
-    }
-
-    MODEL.collection_proxy.proxy(MODEL, options, args, callback);
+    MODEL.collection_proxy.proxy(MODEL, options, args);
 
     return MODEL;
   };
diff --git a/test/helpers_collection_proxy_test.js b/test/helpers_collection_proxy_test.js
index e138b21..4b8104f 100644
--- a/test/helpers_collection_proxy_test.js
+++ b/test/helpers_collection_proxy_test.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('collection proxy test', function () {
       ['find', 'update', 'insert'].forEach(function (method) {
         stubGetCollection(self);
         stub = self.stub(Collection, method, function (args, callback) {
-          assert.equal(typeof callback, 'function');
+          assert.equal(typeof callback, 'undefined');
         });
 
         CollectionProxy.proxy(Model, {method: method, hooks: false}, args);
diff --git a/test/model_test.js b/test/model_test.js
index 31b9071..c600335 100644
--- a/test/model_test.js
+++ b/test/model_test.js
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ describe('Models', function () {
       , stub, self = this
       , query = {name: 'zemba'};
 
-    stub = self.stub(User.collection_proxy, 'proxy', function (_model, _options, _args, _callback) {
+    stub = self.stub(User.collection_proxy, 'proxy', function (_model, _options, _args) {
       assert.deepEqual(_options, {hooks: true, namespacing: true, mapping: true, method: 'findArray'});
       assert.deepEqual(_args[0], query);
-      assert.equal(_callback, callback);
+      assert.deepEqual(_args[1], callback);
     });
 
     User.mongo('findArray', query, callback);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('Models', function () {
       , stub, self = this
       , query = {name: 'zemba'};
 
-    stub = self.stub(User.collection_proxy, 'proxy', function (_model, _options, _args, _callback) {
+    stub = self.stub(User.collection_proxy, 'proxy', function (_model, _options, _args) {
       assert.deepEqual(_options, {
         hooks: true
       , namespacing: true
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('Models', function () {
       , namespace: 'public'
       });
       assert.deepEqual(_args[0], query);
-      assert.equal(_callback, callback);
+      assert.deepEqual(_args[1], callback);
     });
 
     User.mongo('findArray:public', query, callback);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Models', function () {
       , stub, self = this
       , query = {name: 'zemba'};
 
-    stub = self.stub(User.collection_proxy, 'proxy', function (_model, _options, _args, _callback) {
+    stub = self.stub(User.collection_proxy, 'proxy', function (_model, _options, _args) {
       assert.deepEqual(_options, {
         hooks: false
       , namespacing: true
@@ -92,33 +92,13 @@ describe('Models', function () {
       , namespace: 'public'
       });
       assert.deepEqual(_args[0], query);
-      assert.equal(_callback, callback);
+      assert.deepEqual(_args[1], callback);
     });
 
     User.mongo({method: 'findArray', namespace: 'public', hooks: false}, query, callback);
     sinon.assert.calledOnce(stub);
   }));
 
-  it('`mongo` can be called without a callback', sinon.test(function () {
-    var query = {name: 'zemba'}
-      , stub, self = this;
-
-    stub = self.stub(User.collection_proxy, 'proxy', function (_model, _options, _args, _callback) {
-      assert.deepEqual(_options, {
-        hooks: true
-      , namespacing: true
-      , mapping: true
-      , method: 'findArray'
-      });
-      assert.deepEqual(_args[0], query);
-      assert.equal(typeof _args[_args.length - 1], 'function');
-      assert.equal(typeof _callback, 'function');
-    });
-
-    User.mongo('findArray', query);
-    sinon.assert.calledOnce(stub);
-  }));
-
   it('`validate` validates a mongo document', sinon.test(function () {
     var document = {}
       , self = this, stub