diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
index 30dcfcb389..b0b1b258c3 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export class Et2Select extends Et2WithSearchMixin(Et2WidgetWithSelect)
 		}
 
 		// emptyLabel is fine
-		if((this.value == '' || this.value == []) && (this.emptyLabel || this.placeholder))
+		if((this.value === '' || Array.isArray(this.value) && this.value.length == 0) && (this.emptyLabel || this.placeholder))
 		{
 			return;
 		}