--- /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/pymongo/helpers.py.orig	2014-07-26 22:44:46.853437459 -0400
+++ /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/pymongo/helpers.py	2014-07-26 23:18:30.965019338 -0400
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import bson
 import pymongo
-
 from bson.binary import OLD_UUID_SUBTYPE
 from bson.son import SON
 from pymongo.errors import (AutoReconnect,
@@ -103,9 +102,20 @@
     result["cursor_id"] = struct.unpack("<q", response[4:12])[0]
     result["starting_from"] = struct.unpack("<i", response[12:16])[0]
     result["number_returned"] = struct.unpack("<i", response[16:20])[0]
-    result["data"] = bson.decode_all(response[20:],
-                                     as_class, tz_aware, uuid_subtype)
-    assert len(result["data"]) == result["number_returned"]
+    if as_class:
+        result["data"] = bson.decode_all(response[20:],
+                                         as_class, tz_aware, uuid_subtype)
+        assert len(result["data"]) == result["number_returned"]
+    else:
+        result["data"] = []
+        offset = 20 #see reason a few lines above
+        data_size = len(response) - 20 #20= mongo header stuff
+        while offset < data_size:
+            size_bits = response[offset:offset+4]
+            size = struct.unpack("<i", size_bits)[0]
+            data = response[offset:offset+size]
+            result["data"].append(data)
+            offset+=size
     return result