diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
index 5b5a11fe1..bc087e757 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
@@ -687,15 +687,14 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             searchTerm = (query !== undefined)
               ? query
               : module.get.query(),
-            $results         = $(),
+            results         =  null,
             escapedTerm      = module.escape.regExp(searchTerm),
             beginsWithRegExp = new RegExp('^' + escapedTerm, 'igm')
           ;
           // avoid loop if we're matching nothing
-          if( !module.has.query() ) {
-            $results = $item;
-          }
-          else {
+          if( module.has.query() ) {
+            results = [];
+
             module.verbose('Searching for matching values', searchTerm);
             $item
               .each(function(){
@@ -707,11 +706,11 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                 if(settings.match == 'both' || settings.match == 'text') {
                   text = String(module.get.choiceText($choice, false));
                   if(text.search(beginsWithRegExp) !== -1) {
-                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    results.push(this);
                     return true;
                   }
                   else if(settings.fullTextSearch && module.fuzzySearch(searchTerm, text)) {
-                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    results.push(this);
                     return true;
                   }
                 }
@@ -719,11 +718,11 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                   value = String(module.get.choiceValue($choice, text));
 
                   if(value.search(beginsWithRegExp) !== -1) {
-                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    results.push(this);
                     return true;
                   }
                   else if(settings.fullTextSearch && module.fuzzySearch(searchTerm, value)) {
-                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    results.push(this);
                     return true;
                   }
                 }
@@ -732,10 +731,12 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           }
           module.debug('Showing only matched items', searchTerm);
           module.remove.filteredItem();
-          $item
-            .not($results)
-            .addClass(className.filtered)
-          ;
+          if(results){
+            $item
+              .not(results)
+              .addClass(className.filtered)
+            ;
+          }
         },
 
         fuzzySearch: function(query, term) {