diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Select.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Select.php
index 4617741749..91de44b564 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Select.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Select.php
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class Select extends Etemplate\Widget
 			// so check here, as we re-index
 			// Duplicates might happen if app programmer isn't paying attention and
 			// either uses the same ID in the template, or adds the options twice
-			$check_value = (string)(is_array($label) && array_key_exists('value', $label) ? $label['value'] : $value);
+			$check_value = (string)(is_array($label) && array_key_exists('value', $label) && !is_array($label['value']) ? $label['value'] : $value);
 			if (isset($values[$check_value]))
 			{
 				unset($options[$value]);