diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index 48c7f39c26..7d4209ff50 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ var et2_selectbox = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 
 		// If select_options are already known, skip the rest
 		if(this.options && this.options.select_options && !jQuery.isEmptyObject(this.options.select_options) ||
-			_attrs.select_options && !jQuery.isEmptyObject(_attrs.select_options)
+			_attrs.select_options && !jQuery.isEmptyObject(_attrs.select_options) ||
+			// Allow children to skip select_options - check to make sure default got set to something (should be {})
+			typeof _attrs.select_options == 'undefined' || _attrs.select_options === null
 		)
 		{
 			return;
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js
index be28587617..8c615abcfc 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ var et2_taglist_account = et2_taglist.extend(
 	set_account_type: function(value)
 	{
 		this.options.autocomplete_params.account_type = this.options.account_type = value;
+		if(this.taglist != null)
+		{
+			// Update taglist too, since it already copied the params
+			this.taglist.setDataUrlParams(this.options.autocomplete_params);
+		}
 	},
 
 	int_reg_exp: /^[0-9]+$/,