diff --git a/classes/field/util.php b/classes/field/util.php
index 03538804e..cab36e6ec 100755
--- a/classes/field/util.php
+++ b/classes/field/util.php
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ public static function find_select_field_value( $field, $field_value ){
 				$field_value = $option_values[ $field_value ];
 			}
 
-			if ( ! in_array( $field_value, $option_values ) ) {
+			if ( ! is_array($field_value) &&  ! in_array( $field_value, $option_values ) ) {
 				$field_value = null;
 			}
 
@@ -711,4 +711,4 @@ public static function generate_file_field_unique_id(array $field,array $form){
     }
 
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}