diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index 999fab4302..8b536bda16 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@ var et2_selectbox = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 		}
 		if(this.input !== null && (this.options.tags || this.options.search))
 		{
-			this.input.val(_value);
+			// Value must be a real Array, not an object
+			this.input.val(jQuery.map(_value,function(value,index){return [value];}));
 			this.input.trigger("liszt:updated");
 			this.value = this.input.val();
 			return;