diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index 5bd40676ce..a8c1814e75 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ var et2_selectbox = et2_inputWidget.extend({
 			content_options = this.getArrayMgr("sel_options").getEntry(this.id);
 
 			// Select options tend to be defined once, at the top level, so try that first
-			if(!content_options)
+			if(!content_options || content_options.length == 0)
 			{
 				content_options = this.getArrayMgr("sel_options").getRoot().getEntry(name_parts[name_parts.length-1]);
 			}
 
 			// Maybe in a row, and options got stuck in ${row} instead of top level
-			if(!content_options && this.getArrayMgr("sel_options").perspectiveData.row)
+			if((!content_options || content_options.length == 0) && this.getArrayMgr("sel_options").perspectiveData.row)
 			{
 				var row_id = this.id.replace(/[0-9]+/,'${row}');
 				content_options = this.getArrayMgr("sel_options").getEntry(row_id);