diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js b/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js
index 70b9e75784..c7b29c16b0 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ var et2_arrayMgr = Class.extend({
 			// Abort if the current entry is not an object (associative array) and
 			// we should descend further into it.
 			var isObject = typeof entry === 'object';
-			if (!isObject && !_referenceInto || entry == null)
+			if (!isObject && !_referenceInto || entry == null || jQuery.isEmptyObject(entry))
 			{
 				return null;
 			}