diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 563ce79..0c96f84 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+### v2.2.0
+- Singleton/cache disabled by default (#672)
+
 ### v2.1.27
 - Fix noisy mysql debug output (#642)
 
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 3a9fc57..c55cb64 100755
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ orm.connect("mysql://username:password@host/database", function (err, db) {
 	});
 
     // add the table to the database
-	db.sync(function(err) { 
+	db.sync(function(err) {
 		if (err) throw err;
 
 		// add a row to the person table
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ orm.connect("mysql://username:password@host/database", function (err, db) {
 			            // err.msg = "under-age";
 		        });
 		    });
-			
+
 		});
 	});
 });
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ var Person = db.define("person", {
 
 Other options:
 
-- `cache` : (default: `true`) Set it to `false` to disable Instance cache ([Singletons](#singleton)) or set a timeout value (in seconds);
+- `cache` : (default: `false`) Set it to `true` to enable Instance cache ([Singletons](#singleton)) or set a timeout value (in seconds);
 - `autoSave` : (default: `false`) Set it to `true` to save an Instance right after changing any property;
 - `autoFetch` : (default: `false`) Set it to `true` to fetch associations when fetching an instance from the database;
 - `autoFetchLimit` : (default: `1`) If `autoFetch` is enabled this defines how many hoops (associations of associations)
@@ -516,16 +516,16 @@ db.driver.execQuery(
 
 ### Caching & Integrity
 
-Model instances are cached. If multiple different queries will result in the same result, you will
+Model instances can be cached (turned off by default). If enabled, multiple different queries will result in the same result - you will
 get the same object. If you have other systems that can change your database (or you're developing and need
-to make some manual changes) you should remove this feature by disabling cache. This can be done when you're
-defining the Model.
+to make some manual changes) you shouldn't use this feature.
+It can be enabled/disabled per model:
 
 ```js
 var Person = db.define('person', {
 	name    : String
 }, {
-	cache   : false
+	cache   : true
 });
 ```
 
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ and also globally:
 
 ```js
 orm.connect('...', function(err, db) {
-  db.settings.set('instance.cache', false);
+  db.settings.set('instance.cache', true);
 });
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/Settings.js b/lib/Settings.js
index 1fddd38..c054a67 100644
--- a/lib/Settings.js
+++ b/lib/Settings.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var default_settings = {
 		required                  : false
 	},
 	instance   : {
-		cache                     : true,
+		cache                     : false,
 		cacheSaveCheck            : true,
 		autoSave                  : false,
 		autoFetch                 : false,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b16927..caaf017 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 		"lodash"       : "2.4.1"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"mysql"   : "2.5.5",
-		"pg"      : "4.3.0",
-		"sqlite3" : "3.0.5",
+		"mysql"   : "2.9.0",
+		"pg"      : "4.4.3",
+		"sqlite3" : "3.1.0",
 		"async"   : "0.9.0",
 		"mocha"   : "1.13.0",
 		"should"  : "1.2.2",
diff --git a/test/integration/association-hasone-reverse.js b/test/integration/association-hasone-reverse.js
index 2dea61c..19fb9b3 100644
--- a/test/integration/association-hasone-reverse.js
+++ b/test/integration/association-hasone-reverse.js
@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@ describe("hasOne", function () {
 
 		it("should be able to set an array of people as the owner", function (done) {
 			Person.find({ name: ["John Doe", "Jane Doe"] }, function (err, owners) {
+				should.not.exist(err);
+
 				Pet.find({ name: "Fido" }).first(function (err, Fido) {
+					should.not.exist(err);
+
 					Fido.hasOwners(function (err, has_owner) {
 						should.not.exist(err);
 						has_owner.should.be.false;
@@ -166,7 +170,10 @@ describe("hasOne", function () {
 								should(Array.isArray(owners));
 								owners.length.should.equal(2);
 
-								if (owners[0] == ownersCopy[0]) {
+								// Don't know which order they'll be in.
+								var idProp = common.protocol() == 'mongodb' ? '_id' : 'id'
+
+								if (owners[0][idProp] == ownersCopy[0][idProp]) {
 									owners[0].should.eql(ownersCopy[0]);
 									owners[1].should.eql(ownersCopy[1]);
 								} else {
diff --git a/test/mocha.opts b/test/mocha.opts
index 5ada47b..c807f3b 100644
--- a/test/mocha.opts
+++ b/test/mocha.opts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 --reporter spec
+--timeout 5000