const Setting = require('../models/setting'); const defaults = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre'}; try { Setting.update({id: '1'}, {$setOnInsert: defaults}, {upsert: true}) .then(() => { console.log('Created settings object.'); }).catch((err) => { if (err) throw err; }); } catch (err) { console.log('Cannot create settings object.'); }