diff --git a/callbacks/update.go b/callbacks/update.go
index ee60bcd7..7d5ea4a4 100644
--- a/callbacks/update.go
+++ b/callbacks/update.go
@@ -23,38 +23,11 @@ func SetupUpdateReflectValue(db *gorm.DB) {
 						rel.Field.Set(db.Statement.ReflectValue, dest[rel.Name])
 					}
 				}
-			} else if modelType, destType := findType(db.Statement.Model), findType(db.Statement.Dest); modelType.Kind() == reflect.Struct && destType.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
-				db.Statement.Dest = transToModel(reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(db.Statement.Dest)), reflect.New(modelType).Elem())
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func findType(target interface{}) reflect.Type {
-	t := reflect.TypeOf(target)
-	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		return t.Elem()
-	}
-	return t
-}
-
-func transToModel(from, to reflect.Value) interface{} {
-	if from.String() == to.String() {
-		return from.Interface()
-	}
-
-	fromType := from.Type()
-	for i := 0; i < fromType.NumField(); i++ {
-		fieldName := fromType.Field(i).Name
-		fromField, toField := from.FieldByName(fieldName), to.FieldByName(fieldName)
-		if !toField.IsValid() || !toField.CanSet() || toField.Kind() != fromField.Kind() {
-			continue
-		}
-		toField.Set(fromField)
-	}
-	return to.Interface()
-}
-
 func BeforeUpdate(db *gorm.DB) {
 	if db.Error == nil && db.Statement.Schema != nil && !db.Statement.SkipHooks && (db.Statement.Schema.BeforeSave || db.Statement.Schema.BeforeUpdate) {
 		callMethod(db, func(value interface{}, tx *gorm.DB) (called bool) {
@@ -249,35 +222,45 @@ func ConvertToAssignments(stmt *gorm.Statement) (set clause.Set) {
 			}
 		}
 	default:
+		var updatingSchema = stmt.Schema
+		if !updatingValue.CanAddr() || stmt.Dest != stmt.Model {
+			// different schema
+			updatingStmt := &gorm.Statement{DB: stmt.DB}
+			if err := updatingStmt.Parse(stmt.Dest); err == nil {
+				updatingSchema = updatingStmt.Schema
+			}
+		}
+
 		switch updatingValue.Kind() {
 		case reflect.Struct:
 			set = make([]clause.Assignment, 0, len(stmt.Schema.FieldsByDBName))
 			for _, dbName := range stmt.Schema.DBNames {
-				field := stmt.Schema.LookUpField(dbName)
-				if !field.PrimaryKey || !updatingValue.CanAddr() || stmt.Dest != stmt.Model {
-					if v, ok := selectColumns[field.DBName]; (ok && v) || (!ok && (!restricted || (!stmt.SkipHooks && field.AutoUpdateTime > 0))) {
-						value, isZero := field.ValueOf(updatingValue)
-						if !stmt.SkipHooks && field.AutoUpdateTime > 0 {
-							if field.AutoUpdateTime == schema.UnixNanosecond {
-								value = stmt.DB.NowFunc().UnixNano()
-							} else if field.AutoUpdateTime == schema.UnixMillisecond {
-								value = stmt.DB.NowFunc().UnixNano() / 1e6
-							} else if field.GORMDataType == schema.Time {
-								value = stmt.DB.NowFunc()
-							} else {
-								value = stmt.DB.NowFunc().Unix()
+				if field := updatingSchema.LookUpField(dbName); field != nil && field.Updatable {
+					if !field.PrimaryKey || !updatingValue.CanAddr() || stmt.Dest != stmt.Model {
+						if v, ok := selectColumns[field.DBName]; (ok && v) || (!ok && (!restricted || (!stmt.SkipHooks && field.AutoUpdateTime > 0))) {
+							value, isZero := field.ValueOf(updatingValue)
+							if !stmt.SkipHooks && field.AutoUpdateTime > 0 {
+								if field.AutoUpdateTime == schema.UnixNanosecond {
+									value = stmt.DB.NowFunc().UnixNano()
+								} else if field.AutoUpdateTime == schema.UnixMillisecond {
+									value = stmt.DB.NowFunc().UnixNano() / 1e6
+								} else if field.GORMDataType == schema.Time {
+									value = stmt.DB.NowFunc()
+								} else {
+									value = stmt.DB.NowFunc().Unix()
+								}
+								isZero = false
 							}
-							isZero = false
-						}
 
-						if ok || !isZero {
-							set = append(set, clause.Assignment{Column: clause.Column{Name: field.DBName}, Value: value})
-							assignValue(field, value)
+							if ok || !isZero {
+								set = append(set, clause.Assignment{Column: clause.Column{Name: field.DBName}, Value: value})
+								assignValue(field, value)
+							}
+						}
+					} else {
+						if value, isZero := field.ValueOf(updatingValue); !isZero {
+							stmt.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: []clause.Expression{clause.Eq{Column: field.DBName, Value: value}}})
 						}
-					}
-				} else {
-					if value, isZero := field.ValueOf(updatingValue); !isZero {
-						stmt.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: []clause.Expression{clause.Eq{Column: field.DBName, Value: value}}})
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/tests/update_test.go b/tests/update_test.go
index 2a747ce5..9e5b630e 100644
--- a/tests/update_test.go
+++ b/tests/update_test.go
@@ -651,14 +651,16 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	user3.Name = "save3_"
-	DB.Model(User{Model: user3.Model}).Save(&user3)
+	if err := DB.Model(User{Model: user3.Model}).Save(&user3).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to save user, got %v", err)
+	}
 
 	var result2 User
 	if err := DB.First(&result2, "name = ?", "save3_").Error; err != nil || result2.ID != user3.ID {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to find updated user")
+		t.Fatalf("failed to find updated user, got %v", err)
 	}
 
-	DB.Debug().Model(User{Model: user3.Model}).Save(&struct {
+	if err := DB.Model(User{Model: user3.Model}).Save(&struct {
 		gorm.Model
 		Placeholder string
 		Name        string
@@ -666,7 +668,9 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 		Model:       user3.Model,
 		Placeholder: "placeholder",
 		Name:        "save3__",
-	})
+	}).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to update user, got %v", err)
+	}
 
 	var result3 User
 	if err := DB.First(&result3, "name = ?", "save3__").Error; err != nil || result3.ID != user3.ID {