diff --git a/dist/select.js b/dist/select.js
index 3afe26f55..93674b8b2 100755
--- a/dist/select.js
+++ b/dist/select.js
@@ -640,7 +640,9 @@
           var data = $select.parserResult.source (scope, { $select : {search:''}}), //Overwrite $search 
               locals = {},
               result;
-          if (data){
+          if (data &&
+
+              data.length){
             if ($select.multiple){
               var resultMultiple = [];
               var checkFnMultiple = function(list, value){
@@ -648,7 +650,7 @@
                 for (var p = list.length - 1; p >= 0; p--) {
                   locals[$select.parserResult.itemName] = list[p];
                   result = $select.parserResult.modelMapper(scope, locals);
-                  if (result == value){
+                  if (angular.equals(result,value)){
                     resultMultiple.unshift(list[p]);
                     return true;
                   }
@@ -793,13 +795,15 @@
             if(!angular.isArray(ngModel.$viewValue)){
               // Have tolerance for null or undefined values
               if(angular.isUndefined(ngModel.$viewValue) || ngModel.$viewValue === null){
-                $select.selected = [];
+                ngModel.$viewValue = [];
               } else {
                 throw uiSelectMinErr('multiarr', "Expected model value to be array but got '{0}'", ngModel.$viewValue);
               }
             }
           }
           $select.selected = ngModel.$viewValue;
+
+
         };
 
         function onDocumentClick(e) {
@@ -981,4 +985,4 @@ $templateCache.put("select2/select-multiple.tpl.html","<div class=\"ui-select-mu
 $templateCache.put("select2/select.tpl.html","<div class=\"select2 select2-container\" ng-class=\"{\'select2-container-active select2-dropdown-open\': $select.open,\n                \'select2-container-disabled\': $select.disabled,\n                \'select2-container-active\': $select.focus }\"><div class=\"ui-select-match\"></div><div class=\"select2-drop select2-with-searchbox select2-drop-active\" ng-class=\"{\'select2-display-none\': !$select.open}\"><div class=\"select2-search\" ng-show=\"$select.searchEnabled\"><input type=\"text\" autocomplete=\"off\" autocorrect=\"off\" autocapitalize=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\" class=\"ui-select-search select2-input\" ng-model=\"$select.search\"></div><div class=\"ui-select-choices\"></div></div></div>");
 $templateCache.put("selectize/choices.tpl.html","<div ng-show=\"$select.open\" class=\"ui-select-choices selectize-dropdown single\"><div class=\"ui-select-choices-content selectize-dropdown-content\"><div class=\"ui-select-choices-group optgroup\"><div ng-show=\"$select.isGrouped\" class=\"ui-select-choices-group-label optgroup-header\">{{$group.name}}</div><div class=\"ui-select-choices-row\" ng-class=\"{active: $select.isActive(this), disabled: $select.isDisabled(this)}\"><div class=\"option ui-select-choices-row-inner\" data-selectable=\"\"></div></div></div></div></div>");
 $templateCache.put("selectize/match.tpl.html","<div ng-hide=\"$select.searchEnabled && ($select.open || $select.isEmpty())\" class=\"ui-select-match\" ng-transclude=\"\"></div>");
-$templateCache.put("selectize/select.tpl.html","<div class=\"selectize-control single\"><div class=\"selectize-input\" ng-class=\"{\'focus\': $select.open, \'disabled\': $select.disabled, \'selectize-focus\' : $select.focus}\" ng-click=\"$select.activate()\"><div class=\"ui-select-match\"></div><input type=\"text\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ui-select-search ui-select-toggle\" ng-click=\"$select.toggle($event)\" placeholder=\"{{$select.placeholder}}\" ng-model=\"$select.search\" ng-hide=\"!$select.searchEnabled || ($select.selected && !$select.open)\" ng-disabled=\"$select.disabled\"></div><div class=\"ui-select-choices\"></div></div>");}]);
\ No newline at end of file
+$templateCache.put("selectize/select.tpl.html","<div class=\"selectize-control single\"><div class=\"selectize-input\" ng-class=\"{\'focus\': $select.open, \'disabled\': $select.disabled, \'selectize-focus\' : $select.focus}\" ng-click=\"$select.activate()\"><div class=\"ui-select-match\"></div><input type=\"text\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ui-select-search ui-select-toggle\" ng-click=\"$select.toggle($event)\" placeholder=\"{{$select.placeholder}}\" ng-model=\"$select.search\" ng-hide=\"!$select.searchEnabled || ($select.selected && !$select.open)\" ng-disabled=\"$select.disabled\"></div><div class=\"ui-select-choices\"></div></div>");}]);
diff --git a/src/select.js b/src/select.js
index 95ba2bbb9..18a4a3cf4 100644
--- a/src/select.js
+++ b/src/select.js
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@
           var data = $select.parserResult.source (scope, { $select : {search:''}}), //Overwrite $search 
               locals = {},
               result;
-          if (data){
+          if (data && data.length){
             if ($select.multiple){
               var resultMultiple = [];
               var checkFnMultiple = function(list, value){
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
                 for (var p = list.length - 1; p >= 0; p--) {
                   locals[$select.parserResult.itemName] = list[p];
                   result = $select.parserResult.modelMapper(scope, locals);
-                  if (result == value){
+                  if (angular.equals(result,value)){
                     resultMultiple.unshift(list[p]);
                     return true;
                   }
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
             if(!angular.isArray(ngModel.$viewValue)){
               // Have tolerance for null or undefined values
               if(angular.isUndefined(ngModel.$viewValue) || ngModel.$viewValue === null){
-                $select.selected = [];
+                ngModel.$viewValue = [];
               } else {
                 throw uiSelectMinErr('multiarr', "Expected model value to be array but got '{0}'", ngModel.$viewValue);
               }