diff --git a/src/restangular.js b/src/restangular.js
index 28e73584..31e74e90 100644
--- a/src/restangular.js
+++ b/src/restangular.js
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ module.provider('Restangular', function() {
           var elem = parseResponse(resData, operation, route, fetchUrl, response, deferred);
           if (elem) {
 
-            if (operation === 'post' && !__this[config.restangularFields.restangularCollection]) {
+            if (operation === 'post' && !__this[config.restangularFields.restangularCollection] && obj) {
               resolvePromise(deferred, response, restangularizeElem(__this, elem, what, true, null, fullParams), filledObject);
             } else {
               var data = restangularizeElem(