diff --git a/lib/helpers/model/applyHooks.js b/lib/helpers/model/applyHooks.js
index de45f96a322..9570a368e79 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/model/applyHooks.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/model/applyHooks.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function applyHooks(model, schema, options) {
       if (hook.name === 'updateOne' || hook.name === 'deleteOne') {
         return !!hook['document'];
       }
-      if (hook.name === 'remove') {
+      if (hook.name === 'remove' || hook.name === 'init') {
         return hook['document'] == null || !!hook['document'];
       }
       return true;