diff --git a/admin/inc/class.customfields.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.customfields.inc.php
index 70ec40fdd0..0e468c1c44 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.customfields.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.customfields.inc.php
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class customfields
 	 * @var Description of the options or value format for each cf_type
 	 */
 	public static $type_option_help = array(
+		'search'	=> 'set get_rows, get_title and id_field, or use @path to read options from a file in EGroupware directory',
 		'select'	=> 'each value is a line like id[=label], or use @path to read options from a file in EGroupware directory',
 		'radio'		=> 'each value is a line like id[=label], or use @path to read options from a file in EGroupware directory',
 		'button'	=> 'each value is a line like label=[javascript]'
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_extension_customfields.js b/etemplate/js/et2_extension_customfields.js
index 1c3bdc2baa..deb4cd4f57 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_extension_customfields.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_extension_customfields.js
@@ -438,11 +438,14 @@ var et2_customfields_list = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM, et2_IInput
 	},
 	_setup_ajax_select: function(field_name, field, attrs) {
 		var attributes = ['get_rows','get_title','id_field','template'];
-		for(var i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++)
+		if(field.values)
 		{
-			if(typeof field.values[attributes[i]] !== 'undefined')
+			for(var i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++)
 			{
-				attrs[attributes[i]] = field.values[attributes[i]];
+				if(typeof field.values[attributes[i]] !== 'undefined')
+				{
+					attrs[attributes[i]] = field.values[attributes[i]];
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return true;