diff --git a/db/check.go b/db/check.go
index ebd831b3..24c794fa 100644
--- a/db/check.go
+++ b/db/check.go
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ func (d *document) allow(ctx context.Context, met method) (ok bool, err error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
+	// If this document is being created
+	// for the first time, then allow this
+	// check, and recheck after the fields
+	// have been merged into the document.
+
+	if met == _CREATE && !d.current.Exists("id") {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
 	// If we are authenticated using DB, NS,
 	// or KV permissions level, then we can
 	// ignore all permissions checks, but we
diff --git a/db/relate.go b/db/relate.go
index 95c15c18..97ee8cb4 100644
--- a/db/relate.go
+++ b/db/relate.go
@@ -118,10 +118,16 @@ func (d *document) runRelate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.RelateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if d.val.Exi() == false {
+	if d.val.Exi() == true {
 		met = _UPDATE
 	}
 
+	if ok, err = d.allow(ctx, met); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if ok == false {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	if err = d.merge(ctx, met, stm.Data); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/db/update.go b/db/update.go
index f99598e7..63e6ca63 100644
--- a/db/update.go
+++ b/db/update.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (d *document) runUpdate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpdateStatement) (int
 
 	var ok bool
 	var err error
-	var met = _UPDATE
+	var met = _CREATE
 
 	if err = d.init(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ func (d *document) runUpdate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpdateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if d.val.Exi() == false {
-		met = _CREATE
+	if d.val.Exi() == true {
+		met = _UPDATE
 	}
 
 	if ok, err = d.allow(ctx, met); err != nil {
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ func (d *document) runUpdate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpdateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if ok, err = d.allow(ctx, met); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if ok == false {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	if err = d.storeIndex(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/db/upsert.go b/db/upsert.go
index 88454448..adfe58d7 100644
--- a/db/upsert.go
+++ b/db/upsert.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (d *document) runUpsert(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpsertStatement) (int
 
 	var ok bool
 	var err error
-	var met = _UPDATE
+	var met = _CREATE
 
 	if err = d.init(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ func (d *document) runUpsert(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpsertStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if d.val.Exi() == false {
-		met = _CREATE
+	if d.val.Exi() == true {
+		met = _UPDATE
 	}
 
 	if ok, err = d.allow(ctx, met); err != nil {
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ func (d *document) runUpsert(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.UpsertStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if ok, err = d.allow(ctx, met); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if ok == false {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	if err = d.storeIndex(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}