diff --git a/lib/AbstractApiModule.js b/lib/AbstractApiModule.js
index 0934ce2..47c3d88 100644
--- a/lib/AbstractApiModule.js
+++ b/lib/AbstractApiModule.js
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class AbstractApiModule extends AbstractModule {
       schemaName: this.schemaName,
       collectionName: this.collectionName,
       validate: true,
+      invokePreHook: true,
       invokePostHook: true
     })
   }
@@ -534,13 +535,13 @@ class AbstractApiModule extends AbstractModule {
   async insert (data, options = {}, mongoOptions = {}) {
     options.schemaName = options.schemaName ?? await this.getSchemaName(data)
     this.setDefaultOptions(options)
-    await this.preInsertHook.invoke(data, options, mongoOptions)
+    if (options.invokePreHook !== false) await this.preInsertHook.invoke(data, options, mongoOptions)
 
     data = await this.validate(options.schemaName, data, options)
     const mongodb = await this.app.waitForModule('mongodb')
     const results = await mongodb.insert(options.collectionName, data, mongoOptions)
 
-    if (options.invokePostHook) await this.postInsertHook.invoke(results)
+    if (options.invokePostHook !== false) await this.postInsertHook.invoke(results)
     return results
   }
 
@@ -578,14 +579,14 @@ class AbstractApiModule extends AbstractModule {
     }
     const formattedData = options.rawUpdate ? { $set: {}, ...data } : { $set: data }
 
-    await this.preUpdateHook.invoke(originalDoc, formattedData.$set, options, mongoOptions)
+    if (options.invokePreHook !== false) await this.preUpdateHook.invoke(originalDoc, formattedData.$set, options, mongoOptions)
     formattedData.$set = await this.validate(options.schemaName, {
       ...ApiUtils.stringifyValues(originalDoc),
       ...formattedData.$set
     }, options)
 
     const results = await mongodb.update(options.collectionName, query, formattedData, mongoOptions)
-    if (options.invokePostHook) await this.postUpdateHook.invoke(originalDoc, results)
+    if (options.invokePostHook !== false) await this.postUpdateHook.invoke(originalDoc, results)
     return results
   }
 
@@ -605,9 +606,9 @@ class AbstractApiModule extends AbstractModule {
     if (!originalDoc) {
       throw this.app.errors.NOT_FOUND.setData({ id: query._id ?? query.toString(), type: options.schemaName })
     }
-    await this.preDeleteHook.invoke(originalDoc, options, mongoOptions)
+    if (options.invokePreHook !== false) await this.preDeleteHook.invoke(originalDoc, options, mongoOptions)
     await mongodb.delete(options.collectionName, query, mongoOptions)
-    if (options.invokePostHook) await this.postDeleteHook.invoke(originalDoc)
+    if (options.invokePostHook !== false) await this.postDeleteHook.invoke(originalDoc)
     return originalDoc
   }
 
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@ class AbstractApiModule extends AbstractModule {
     const toDelete = await mongodb.find(options.collectionName, query)
     await mongodb.deleteMany(options.collectionName, query, mongoOptions)
 
-    if (options.invokePostHook) await Promise.all(toDelete.map(d => this.postDeleteHook.invoke(d)))
+    if (options.invokePostHook !== false) await Promise.all(toDelete.map(d => this.postDeleteHook.invoke(d)))
     return toDelete
   }
 }