diff --git a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
index e1dcf4c..3d9222f 100644
--- a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
+++ b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AbstractChosen
     @results_showing = false
     @result_highlighted = null
     @result_single_selected = null
-    @allow_single_deselect = if @options.allow_single_deselect? and @form_field.options[0].text == "" then @options.allow_single_deselect else false
+    @allow_single_deselect = if @options.allow_single_deselect? and @form_field.options[0] and @form_field.options[0].text == "" then @options.allow_single_deselect else false
     @disable_search_threshold = @options.disable_search_threshold || 0
     @choices = 0
     @results_none_found = @options.no_results_text or "No results match"