diff --git a/src/widget/singleselect/singleselectlist.insert.js b/src/widget/singleselect/singleselectlist.insert.js
index 9e953468c..cd32a22e8 100644
--- a/src/widget/singleselect/singleselectlist.insert.js
+++ b/src/widget/singleselect/singleselectlist.insert.js
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ BI.SingleSelectInsertList = BI.inherit(BI.Single, {
             },
             itemsCreator: function (op, callback) {
                 op.keywords = [self.trigger.getKeyword()];
-                this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
-                o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                if (BI.isNotEmptyString(op.keywords[0])) {
+                    this.setKeyword(op.keywords[0]);
+                    o.itemsCreator(op, callback);
+                }
             },
         });
         this.searcherPane.setVisible(false);