diff --git a/lib/Scan.js b/lib/Scan.js
index c82d40b6c..08d222200 100644
--- a/lib/Scan.js
+++ b/lib/Scan.js
@@ -52,19 +52,13 @@ Scan.prototype.exec = function (next) {
 
   var scanReq = { };
 
-  function toModel (item, skipParsing) {
-    var model;
-
-    if (!skipParsing) {
-      model = new Model();
-      schema.parseDynamo(model, item);
-    } else {
-      model = new Model(item);
-    }
-
+  function toModel (item) {
+    var model  = new Model();
     model.$__.isNew = false;
+    schema.parseDynamo(model, item);
 
     debug('scan parsed model', model);
+    
     return model;
   }
 
@@ -79,7 +73,10 @@ Scan.prototype.exec = function (next) {
             return deferred.resolve([]);
           }
           return deferred.resolve(data.Items.map(function (item) {
-            return toModel(item, true);
+            var model = new Model(item);
+            model.$__.isNew = false;
+            debug('scan parsed model', model);
+            return model;
           }));
         }
       });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a1aebcdc..fb1b0928b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dynamoose",
-  "version": "0.8.4",
+  "version": "0.8.5",
   "description": "Dynamoose is a modeling tool for Amazon's DynamoDB (inspired by Mongoose)",
   "typings": "./dynamoose.d.ts",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/automategreen/dynamoose",