diff --git a/mongoose/mongoose.d.ts b/mongoose/mongoose.d.ts
index 33fa66aba7..29e167dcd8 100644
--- a/mongoose/mongoose.d.ts
+++ b/mongoose/mongoose.d.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ declare module "mongoose" {
     aggregate(aggregation1: Object, aggregation2: Object, aggregation3: Object, callback: (err: any, res: T[]) => void): Promise<T[]>;
     count(conditions: Object, callback?: (err: any, count: number) => void): Query<number>;
 
-    create(doc: Object, fn?: (err: any, res: T) => void): Promise<T[]>;
+    create(doc: Object, fn?: (err: any, res: T) => void): Promise<T>;
     create(doc1: Object, doc2: Object, fn?: (err: any, res1: T, res2: T) => void): Promise<T[]>;
     create(doc1: Object, doc2: Object, doc3: Object, fn?: (err: any, res1: T, res2: T, res3: T) => void): Promise<T[]>;
     discriminator<U extends Document>(name: string, schema: Schema): Model<U>;