diff --git a/spec/transform.spec.js b/spec/transform.spec.js
index c7780ffbd2..896df51fe2 100644
--- a/spec/transform.spec.js
+++ b/spec/transform.spec.js
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ describe('untransformObject', () => {
     done();
   });
 
+    it('nested array', (done) => {
+      var input = {arr: [{_testKey: 'testValue' }]};
+      var output = transform.untransformObject(dummySchema, null, input);
+      expect(Array.isArray(output.arr)).toEqual(true);
+      expect(output.arr).toEqual([{ _testKey: 'testValue'}]);
+      done();
+    });
+
 });
 
 describe('transformKey', () => {
diff --git a/src/transform.js b/src/transform.js
index 6c1b85ec32..51627af45f 100644
--- a/src/transform.js
+++ b/src/transform.js
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ function untransformObject(schema, className, mongoObject, isNestedObject = fals
 
     if (mongoObject instanceof Array) {
       return mongoObject.map((o) => {
-        return untransformObject(schema, className, o);
+        return untransformObject(schema, className, o, true);
       });
     }