diff --git a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_mysql.php b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_mysql.php
index 81a3564b4..7e8eef21b 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_mysql.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_mysql.php
@@ -580,22 +580,6 @@ class DboMysql extends DboSource {
 		return $alter;
 	}
 
-/**
- * Inserts multiple values into a table
- *
- * @param string $table
- * @param string $fields
- * @param array $values
- */
-	function insertMulti($table, $fields, $values) {
-		$table = $this->fullTableName($table);
-		if (is_array($fields)) {
-			$fields = implode(', ', array_map(array(&$this, 'name'), $fields));
-		}
-		$values = implode(', ', $values);
-		$this->query("INSERT INTO {$table} ({$fields}) VALUES {$values}");
-	}
-
 /**
  * Returns an detailed array of sources (tables) in the database.
  *
diff --git a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php
index 038a11551..8dde0531f 100755
--- a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ class DboSource extends DataSource {
  * @return mixed Resource or object representing the result set, or false on failure
  */
 	public function execute($sql, $options = array(), $params = array()) {
-		$defaults = array('log' => $this->fullDebug);
-		$options = array_merge($defaults, $options);
+		$options = $options + array('log' => $this->fullDebug);
 		$this->error = null;
 
 		$t = microtime(true);
@@ -2686,13 +2685,17 @@ class DboSource extends DataSource {
  */
 	public function insertMulti($table, $fields, $values) {
 		$table = $this->fullTableName($table);
-		if (is_array($fields)) {
-			$fields = implode(', ', array_map(array(&$this, 'name'), $fields));
-		}
+		$holder = implode(',', array_fill(0, count($fields), '?'));
+		$fields = implode(', ', array_map(array(&$this, 'name'), $fields));
+
 		$count = count($values);
+		$sql = "INSERT INTO {$table} ({$fields}) VALUES ({$holder})";
+		$statement = $this->_connection->prepare($sql);
 		for ($x = 0; $x < $count; $x++) {
-			$this->query("INSERT INTO {$table} ({$fields}) VALUES {$values[$x]}");
+			$statement->execute($values[$x]);
+			$statement->closeCursor();
 		}
+		return true;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/libs/model/model.php b/cake/libs/model/model.php
index c4b693a0c..d6954b97d 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/model.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/model.php
@@ -1459,15 +1459,11 @@ class Model extends Object {
 
 				foreach ((array)$data as $row) {
 					if ((is_string($row) && (strlen($row) == 36 || strlen($row) == 16)) || is_numeric($row)) {
-						$values = array(
-							$db->value($id, $this->getColumnType($this->primaryKey)),
-							$db->value($row)
-						);
+						$values = array($id, $row);
 						if ($isUUID && $primaryAdded) {
-							$values[] = $db->value(String::uuid());
+							$values[] = String::uuid();
 						}
-						$values = implode(',', $values);
-						$newValues[] = "({$values})";
+						$newValues[] = $values;
 						unset($values);
 					} elseif (isset($row[$this->hasAndBelongsToMany[$assoc]['associationForeignKey']])) {
 						$newData[] = $row;
@@ -1506,7 +1502,6 @@ class Model extends Object {
 				}
 
 				if (!empty($newValues)) {
-					$fields = implode(',', $fields);
 					$db->insertMulti($this->{$join}, $fields, $newValues);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behavior_collection.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behavior_collection.test.php
index a40fee525..92c8fff5e 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behavior_collection.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behavior_collection.test.php
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ class BehaviorCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	function testBehaviorToggling() {
 		$Apple = new Apple();
+		$expected = $Apple->find('all');
 		$this->assertIdentical($Apple->Behaviors->enabled(), array());
 
 		$Apple->Behaviors->init('Apple', array('Test' => array('key' => 'value')));
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php
index 37a037a89..7e0484700 100755
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php
@@ -5076,7 +5076,7 @@ class ModelReadTest extends BaseModelTest {
 					'typ' => 2
 		)));
 
-		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -5646,7 +5646,7 @@ class ModelReadTest extends BaseModelTest {
 								'name' => 'computer'
 		))))));
 
-		$this->assertIdentical($result, $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($result, $expected);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php
index eeeae5c9d..fee5721b6 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ class CakeTestFixture {
  * @return boolean on success or if there are no records to insert, or false on failure
  */
 	public function insert(&$db) {
+		$this->truncate($db);
 		if (!isset($this->_insert)) {
 			$values = array();
-
 			if (isset($this->records) && !empty($this->records)) {
 				foreach ($this->records as $record) {
 					$fields = array_keys($record);
-					$values[] = '(' . implode(', ', array_map(array(&$db, 'value'), array_values($record))) . ')';
+					$values[] = array_values($record);
 				}
 				return $db->insertMulti($this->table, $fields, $values);
 			}