diff --git a/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.js b/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.js
index ea51fbf92..2c56a3ac2 100644
--- a/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.js
+++ b/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.js
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ BI.MultiSelectInsertList = BI.inherit(BI.Single, {
                 return self.trigger.getKeyword();
             },
             itemsCreator: function (op, callback) {
-                op.keywords = [self.trigger.getKeyword()];
-                this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
-                o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                var keyword = self.trigger.getKeyword();
+                if (BI.isNotEmptyString(keyword)) {
+                    op.keywords = [keyword];
+                    this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
+                    o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                }
             },
             listeners: [{
                 eventName: BI.MultiSelectSearchInsertPane.EVENT_ADD_ITEM,
diff --git a/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.nobar.js b/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.nobar.js
index 136aa51c5..04b29e09b 100644
--- a/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.nobar.js
+++ b/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.insert.nobar.js
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ BI.MultiSelectInsertNoBarList = BI.inherit(BI.Single, {
                 return self.trigger.getKeyword();
             },
             itemsCreator: function (op, callback) {
-                op.keywords = [self.trigger.getKeyword()];
-                this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
-                o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                var keyword = self.trigger.getKeyword();
+                if (BI.isNotEmptyString(keyword)) {
+                    op.keywords = [keyword];
+                    this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
+                    o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                }
             },
             listeners: [{
                 eventName: BI.MultiSelectSearchInsertPane.EVENT_ADD_ITEM,
diff --git a/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.js b/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.js
index d364b6336..b0085f5d6 100644
--- a/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.js
+++ b/src/widget/multiselectlist/multiselectlist.js
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ BI.MultiSelectList = BI.inherit(BI.Widget, {
                 return self.trigger.getKeyword();
             },
             itemsCreator: function (op, callback) {
-                op.keywords = [self.trigger.getKeyword()];
-                this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
-                o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                var keyword = self.trigger.getKeyword();
+                if (BI.isNotEmptyString(keyword)) {
+                    op.keywords = [keyword];
+                    this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
+                    o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                }
             }
         });
         this.searcherPane.setVisible(false);