diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 7536609e4f..76eb66e71b 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -3603,7 +3603,7 @@ Model.bulkSave = async function bulkSave(documents, options) {
   }
   await Promise.all(successfulDocuments.map(document => handleSuccessfulWrite(document)));
 
-  if (bulkWriteError && bulkWriteError.writeErrors && bulkWriteError.writeErrors.length) {
+  if (bulkWriteError != null) {
     throw bulkWriteError;
   }