diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_core_widget.js b/etemplate/js/et2_core_widget.js
index 2eea8090cd..df11e8424d 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_core_widget.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_core_widget.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ var et2_widget = ClassWithAttributes.extend(
 
 		if(this.id)
 		{
-			this.id = this.id.replace(/\[/g,'[').replace(/]/g,']');
+			//this.id = this.id.replace(/\[/g,'[').replace(/]/g,']');
 		}
 
 		// Add all attributes hidden in the content arrays to the attributes
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index 635ec7b773..ec4ffe4b3c 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ var et2_selectbox = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 	},
 
 	set_value: function(_value) {
-		if(typeof _value == "string" && this.options.multiple && _value.match(/^[,0-9A-Za-z]+$/) !== null)
+		if(typeof _value == "string" && this.options.multiple && _value.match(/^[,0-9A-Za-z/-_]+$/) !== null)
 		{
 			_value = _value.split(',');
 		}