diff --git a/mongoengine/dereference.py b/mongoengine/dereference.py
index 84c57bb8..f74e224c 100644
--- a/mongoengine/dereference.py
+++ b/mongoengine/dereference.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class DeReference(object):
             else:
                 data[k] = v
 
-            if k in self.object_map:
+            if k in self.object_map and not is_list:
                 data[k] = self.object_map[k]
             elif hasattr(v, '_fields'):
                 for field_name, field in v._fields.iteritems():
diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset.py b/mongoengine/queryset.py
index e3b2d99e..04d46414 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset.py
@@ -813,11 +813,10 @@ class QuerySet(object):
             have to create a new document.
             Passes any write_options onto :meth:`~mongoengine.Document.save`
 
-        .. versionadded:: 0.3
-
         :param auto_save: if the object is to be saved automatically if not found.
 
-        .. versionadded:: 0.6
+        .. versionadded:: 0.3
+        .. versionupdated:: 0.6 - added `auto_save`
         """
         defaults = query.get('defaults', {})
         if 'defaults' in query:
diff --git a/tests/test_dereference.py b/tests/test_dereference.py
index 9f0d4330..826d4aa7 100644
--- a/tests/test_dereference.py
+++ b/tests/test_dereference.py
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
         room = Room.objects.first().select_related()
         self.assertEquals(room.staffs_with_position[0]['staff'], sarah)
         self.assertEquals(room.staffs_with_position[1]['staff'], bob)
-    
+
     def test_document_reload_no_inheritance(self):
         class Foo(Document):
             meta = {'allow_inheritance': False}
@@ -841,3 +841,25 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(type(foo.bar), Bar)
         self.assertEquals(type(foo.baz), Baz)
+
+    def test_list_lookup_not_checked_in_map(self):
+        """Ensure we dereference list data correctly
+        """
+        class Comment(Document):
+            id = IntField(primary_key=True)
+            text = StringField()
+
+        class Message(Document):
+            id = IntField(primary_key=True)
+            comments = ListField(ReferenceField(Comment))
+
+        Comment.drop_collection()
+        Message.drop_collection()
+
+        c1 = Comment(id=0, text='zero').save()
+        c2 = Comment(id=1, text='one').save()
+        Message(id=1, comments=[c1, c2]).save()
+
+        msg = Message.objects.get(id=1)
+        self.assertEqual(0, msg.comments[0].id)
+        self.assertEqual(1, msg.comments[1].id)
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