try { db.grades.findOneAndUpdate( { "name" : "A.B. Abracus" }, { $set: { "name" : "A.B. Abracus", "assignment" : 5}, $inc : { "points" : 5 } }, { sort: { "points" : 1 }, upsert:true, returnNewDocument : true } ); } catch (e){ print(e); }