diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 98d3e1de2..20a296012 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) a
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- fixed bug with multi document operations when using parameter `silent` (issue #241)
+
 ## [5.0.3] - 2018-11-12
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/docs/Drivers/Java/Reference/Setup.md b/docs/Drivers/Java/Reference/Setup.md
index 1dbe1cf5f..f2717e94d 100644
--- a/docs/Drivers/Java/Reference/Setup.md
+++ b/docs/Drivers/Java/Reference/Setup.md
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ ArangoDB arangoDB = new ArangoDB.Builder().build();
 
 The driver is configured with some default values:
 
-property-key             | description                             | default value
--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------
-arangodb.hosts           | ArangoDB hosts                          | 127.0.0.1:8529
-arangodb.timeout         | connect & request timeout (millisecond) | 0
-arangodb.user            | Basic Authentication User               | 
-arangodb.password        | Basic Authentication Password           | 
-arangodb.useSsl          | use SSL connection                      | false
-arangodb.chunksize       | VelocyStream Chunk content-size (bytes) | 30000
-arangodb.connections.max | max number of connections               | 1 VST, 20 HTTP
-arangodb.protocol        | used network protocol                   | VST
+| property-key             | description                             | default value  |
+| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | -------------- |
+| arangodb.hosts           | ArangoDB hosts                          | 127.0.0.1:8529 |
+| arangodb.timeout         | connect & request timeout (millisecond) | 0              |
+| arangodb.user            | Basic Authentication User               |
+| arangodb.password        | Basic Authentication Password           |
+| arangodb.useSsl          | use SSL connection                      | false          |
+| arangodb.chunksize       | VelocyStream Chunk content-size (bytes) | 30000          |
+| arangodb.connections.max | max number of connections               | 1 VST, 20 HTTP |
+| arangodb.protocol        | used network protocol                   | VST            |
 
 To customize the configuration the parameters can be changed in the code...
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoCollection.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoCollection.java
index 77a08c744..1aee8ace9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoCollection.java
@@ -177,24 +177,26 @@ public MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentCreateEntity<T>> deserialize(final Response r
 				final Collection<ErrorEntity> errors = new ArrayList<ErrorEntity>();
 				final Collection<Object> documentsAndErrors = new ArrayList<Object>();
 				final VPackSlice body = response.getBody();
-				for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
-					final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
-					if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
-						final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
-						errors.add(error);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(error);
-					} else {
-						final DocumentCreateEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentCreateEntity.class);
-						final VPackSlice newDoc = next.get(NEW);
-						if (newDoc.isObject()) {
-							doc.setNew((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(newDoc, type));
-						}
-						final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
-						if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
-							doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+				if (body.isArray()) {
+					for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
+						final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
+						if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
+							final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
+							errors.add(error);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(error);
+						} else {
+							final DocumentCreateEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentCreateEntity.class);
+							final VPackSlice newDoc = next.get(NEW);
+							if (newDoc.isObject()) {
+								doc.setNew((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(newDoc, type));
+							}
+							final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
+							if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
+								doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+							}
+							docs.add(doc);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 						}
-						docs.add(doc);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 					}
 				}
 				multiDocument.setDocuments(docs);
@@ -355,24 +357,26 @@ public MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentUpdateEntity<T>> deserialize(final Response r
 				final Collection<ErrorEntity> errors = new ArrayList<ErrorEntity>();
 				final Collection<Object> documentsAndErrors = new ArrayList<Object>();
 				final VPackSlice body = response.getBody();
-				for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
-					final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
-					if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
-						final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
-						errors.add(error);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(error);
-					} else {
-						final DocumentUpdateEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentUpdateEntity.class);
-						final VPackSlice newDoc = next.get(NEW);
-						if (newDoc.isObject()) {
-							doc.setNew((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(newDoc, type));
-						}
-						final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
-						if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
-							doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+				if (body.isArray()) {
+					for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
+						final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
+						if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
+							final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
+							errors.add(error);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(error);
+						} else {
+							final DocumentUpdateEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentUpdateEntity.class);
+							final VPackSlice newDoc = next.get(NEW);
+							if (newDoc.isObject()) {
+								doc.setNew((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(newDoc, type));
+							}
+							final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
+							if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
+								doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+							}
+							docs.add(doc);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 						}
-						docs.add(doc);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 					}
 				}
 				multiDocument.setDocuments(docs);
@@ -464,24 +468,26 @@ public MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentUpdateEntity<T>> deserialize(final Response r
 				final Collection<ErrorEntity> errors = new ArrayList<ErrorEntity>();
 				final Collection<Object> documentsAndErrors = new ArrayList<Object>();
 				final VPackSlice body = response.getBody();
-				for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
-					final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
-					if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
-						final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
-						errors.add(error);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(error);
-					} else {
-						final DocumentUpdateEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentUpdateEntity.class);
-						final VPackSlice newDoc = next.get(NEW);
-						if (newDoc.isObject()) {
-							doc.setNew((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(newDoc, type));
-						}
-						final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
-						if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
-							doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+				if (body.isArray()) {
+					for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
+						final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
+						if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
+							final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
+							errors.add(error);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(error);
+						} else {
+							final DocumentUpdateEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentUpdateEntity.class);
+							final VPackSlice newDoc = next.get(NEW);
+							if (newDoc.isObject()) {
+								doc.setNew((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(newDoc, type));
+							}
+							final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
+							if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
+								doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+							}
+							docs.add(doc);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 						}
-						docs.add(doc);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 					}
 				}
 				multiDocument.setDocuments(docs);
@@ -542,20 +548,22 @@ public MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentDeleteEntity<T>> deserialize(final Response r
 				final Collection<ErrorEntity> errors = new ArrayList<ErrorEntity>();
 				final Collection<Object> documentsAndErrors = new ArrayList<Object>();
 				final VPackSlice body = response.getBody();
-				for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
-					final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
-					if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
-						final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
-						errors.add(error);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(error);
-					} else {
-						final DocumentDeleteEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentDeleteEntity.class);
-						final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
-						if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
-							doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+				if (body.isArray()) {
+					for (final Iterator<VPackSlice> iterator = body.arrayIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
+						final VPackSlice next = iterator.next();
+						if (next.get(ArangoResponseField.ERROR).isTrue()) {
+							final ErrorEntity error = (ErrorEntity) util().deserialize(next, ErrorEntity.class);
+							errors.add(error);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(error);
+						} else {
+							final DocumentDeleteEntity<T> doc = util().deserialize(next, DocumentDeleteEntity.class);
+							final VPackSlice oldDoc = next.get(OLD);
+							if (oldDoc.isObject()) {
+								doc.setOld((T) util(Serializer.CUSTOM).deserialize(oldDoc, type));
+							}
+							docs.add(doc);
+							documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 						}
-						docs.add(doc);
-						documentsAndErrors.add(doc);
 					}
 				}
 				multiDocument.setDocuments(docs);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java
index e5f99deba..5064bdb59 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java
@@ -206,6 +206,19 @@ public void insertDocumentSilentDontTouchInstance() {
 		assertThat(doc.getKey(), is(key));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void insertDocumentsSilent() {
+		if (arangoDB.getRole() != ServerRole.SINGLE) {
+			return;
+		}
+		final MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentCreateEntity<BaseDocument>> info = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).insertDocuments(
+				Arrays.asList(new BaseDocument(), new BaseDocument()), new DocumentCreateOptions().silent(true));
+		assertThat(info, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(info.getDocuments().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getDocumentsAndErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getDocument() {
 		final DocumentCreateEntity<BaseDocument> createResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
@@ -675,6 +688,21 @@ public void updateDocumentSilent() {
 		assertThat(meta.getRev(), is(nullValue()));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void updateDocumentsSilent() {
+		if (arangoDB.getRole() != ServerRole.SINGLE) {
+			return;
+		}
+		final DocumentCreateEntity<BaseDocument> createResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
+				.insertDocument(new BaseDocument());
+		final MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentUpdateEntity<BaseDocument>> info = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).updateDocuments(
+				Arrays.asList(new BaseDocument(createResult.getKey())), new DocumentUpdateOptions().silent(true));
+		assertThat(info, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(info.getDocuments().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getDocumentsAndErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void replaceDocument() {
 		final BaseDocument doc = new BaseDocument();
@@ -844,6 +872,22 @@ public void replaceDocumentSilentDontTouchInstance() {
 		assertThat(doc.getRevision(), is(revision));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void replaceDocumentsSilent() {
+		if (arangoDB.getRole() != ServerRole.SINGLE) {
+			return;
+		}
+		final DocumentCreateEntity<BaseDocument> createResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
+				.insertDocument(new BaseDocument());
+		final MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentUpdateEntity<BaseDocument>> info = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
+				.replaceDocuments(Arrays.asList(new BaseDocument(createResult.getKey())),
+						new DocumentReplaceOptions().silent(true));
+		assertThat(info, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(info.getDocuments().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getDocumentsAndErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void deleteDocument() {
 		final BaseDocument doc = new BaseDocument();
@@ -910,6 +954,21 @@ public void deleteDocumentSilent() {
 		assertThat(meta.getRev(), is(nullValue()));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void deleteDocumentsSilent() {
+		if (arangoDB.getRole() != ServerRole.SINGLE) {
+			return;
+		}
+		final DocumentCreateEntity<BaseDocument> createResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
+				.insertDocument(new BaseDocument());
+		final MultiDocumentEntity<DocumentDeleteEntity<BaseDocument>> info = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).deleteDocuments(
+				Arrays.asList(createResult.getKey()), BaseDocument.class, new DocumentDeleteOptions().silent(true));
+		assertThat(info, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(info.getDocuments().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getDocumentsAndErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+		assertThat(info.getErrors().isEmpty(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getIndex() {
 		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();