diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
index 0e36909fa..791495686 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               onSuccess : function(response) {
                 module.remove.message();
                 module.setup.menu({
-                  values: response.results
+                  values: response[fields.remoteValues]
                 });
                 callback();
               }
@@ -3332,9 +3332,10 @@ $.fn.dropdown.settings = {
 
   // property names for remote query
   fields: {
-    values : 'values', // grouping for all dropdown values
-    name   : 'name',   // displayed dropdown text
-    value  : 'value'   // actual dropdown value
+    remoteValues : 'results', // grouping for api results
+    values       : 'values', // grouping for all dropdown values
+    name         : 'name',   // displayed dropdown text
+    value        : 'value'   // actual dropdown value
   },
 
   selector : {
@@ -3409,10 +3410,10 @@ $.fn.dropdown.settings.templates = {
   // generates just menu from select
   menu: function(response, fields) {
     var
-      values = response.values || {},
+      values = response[fields.values] || {},
       html   = ''
     ;
-    $.each(response[fields.values], function(index, option) {
+    $.each(values, function(index, option) {
       html += '<div class="item" data-value="' + option[fields.value] + '">' + option[fields.name] + '</div>';
     });
     return html;