diff --git a/src/server/db/MongoServerDao.js b/src/server/db/MongoServerDao.js
index 5347c92..48563f6 100644
--- a/src/server/db/MongoServerDao.js
+++ b/src/server/db/MongoServerDao.js
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ module.exports = Class( 'MongoServerDao' )
         quote, success_callback, failure_callback, save_data
     )
     {
-        var   dao = this;
-        const meta = {};
+        var dao  = this;
+        var meta = {};
 
         // if we're not ready, then we can't save the quote!
         if ( this._ready === false )
diff --git a/test/server/db/MongoServerDaoTest.js b/test/server/db/MongoServerDaoTest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb637bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server/db/MongoServerDaoTest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/**
+ * Tests MongoServerDao
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 R-T Specialty, LLC.
+ *
+ *  This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework.
+ *
+ *  liza is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const chai                 = require( 'chai' );
+const expect               = chai.expect;
+const { MongoServerDao: Sut } = require( '../../../' ).server.db;
+
+
+describe( 'MongoServerDao', () =>
+{
+    describe( '#saveQuote', () =>
+    {
+        describe( "with no save data", () =>
+        {
+            it( "saves entire metabucket record individually", done =>
+            {
+                const metadata = {
+                    foo: [ 'bar', 'baz' ],
+                    bar: [ { quux: 'quuux' } ],
+                };
+
+                const quote = createStubQuote( metadata );
+
+                const sut = Sut( createMockDb(
+                    // update
+                    ( selector, data ) =>
+                    {
+                        expect( data.$set[ 'meta.foo' ] )
+                            .to.deep.equal( metadata.foo );
+
+                        expect( data.$set[ 'meta.bar' ] )
+                            .to.deep.equal( metadata.bar );
+
+                        done();
+                    }
+                ) );
+
+                sut.init( () =>
+                    sut.saveQuote( quote, () => {}, () => {} )
+                );
+            } );
+        } );
+    } );
+} );
+
+
+function createMockDb( on_update )
+{
+    const collection_quotes = {
+        update: on_update,
+        createIndex: ( _, __, c ) => c(),
+    };
+
+    const collection_seq = {
+        find( _, __, c )
+        {
+            c( null, {
+                toArray: c => c( null, { length: 5 } ),
+            } );
+        },
+    };
+
+    const db = {
+        collection( id, c )
+        {
+            const coll = ( id === 'quotes' )
+                ? collection_quotes
+                : collection_seq;
+
+            c( null, coll );
+        },
+    };
+
+    const driver = {
+        open: c => c( null, db ),
+        on:   () => {},
+    };
+
+    return driver;
+}
+
+
+function createStubQuote( metadata )
+{
+    return {
+        getBucket: () => ( {
+            getData: () => {},
+        } ),
+
+        getMetabucket: () => ( {
+            getData: () => metadata,
+        } ),
+
+        getId:                 () => 1,
+        getProgramVersion:     () => 0,
+        getLastPremiumDate:    () => 0,
+        getRatedDate:          () => 0,
+        getExplicitLockReason: () => "",
+        getExplicitLockStep:   () => 0,
+        isImported:            () => false,
+        isBound:               () => false,
+    };
+}