diff --git a/dist/select.js b/dist/select.js
index afbd4350b..f5a88ab08 100644
--- a/dist/select.js
+++ b/dist/select.js
@@ -632,17 +632,17 @@ uis.controller('uiSelectCtrl',
             if ( ctrl.activeIndex === 0 ) {
               // ctrl.tagging pushes items to ctrl.items, so we only have empty val
               // for `item` if it is a detected duplicate
-              if ( item === undefined ) return;
-
-              // create new item on the fly if we don't already have one;
-              // use tagging function if we have one
-              if ( ctrl.tagging.fct !== undefined && typeof item === 'string' ) {
-                item = ctrl.tagging.fct(item);
-                if (!item) return;
-              // if item type is 'string', apply the tagging label
-              } else if ( typeof item === 'string' ) {
-                // trim the trailing space
-                item = item.replace(ctrl.taggingLabel,'').trim();
+              if ( item !== undefined ) {
+                // create new item on the fly if we don't already have one;
+                // use tagging function if we have one
+                if ( ctrl.tagging.fct !== undefined && typeof item === 'string' ) {
+                  item = ctrl.tagging.fct(item);
+                  if (!item) return;
+                // if item type is 'string', apply the tagging label
+                } else if ( typeof item === 'string' ) {
+                  // trim the trailing space
+                  item = item.replace(ctrl.taggingLabel,'').trim();
+                }
               }
             }
           }
@@ -2245,4 +2245,4 @@ $templateCache.put("select2/select-multiple.tpl.html","<div class=\"ui-select-co
 $templateCache.put("select2/select.tpl.html","<div class=\"ui-select-container select2 select2-container\" ng-class=\"{\'select2-container-active select2-dropdown-open open\': $select.open, \'select2-container-disabled\': $select.disabled, \'select2-container-active\': $select.focus, \'select2-allowclear\': $select.allowClear && !$select.isEmpty()}\"><div class=\"ui-select-match\"></div><div class=\"ui-select-dropdown select2-drop select2-with-searchbox select2-drop-active\" ng-class=\"{\'select2-display-none\': !$select.open}\"><div class=\"select2-search\" ng-show=\"$select.searchEnabled\"><input type=\"search\" autocomplete=\"off\" autocorrect=\"off\" autocapitalize=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\" role=\"combobox\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-owns=\"ui-select-choices-{{ $select.generatedId }}\" aria-label=\"{{ $select.baseTitle }}\" aria-activedescendant=\"ui-select-choices-row-{{ $select.generatedId }}-{{ $select.activeIndex }}\" class=\"ui-select-search select2-input\" ng-model=\"$select.search\"></div><div class=\"ui-select-choices\"></div></div></div>");
 $templateCache.put("selectize/choices.tpl.html","<div ng-show=\"$select.open\" class=\"ui-select-choices ui-select-dropdown selectize-dropdown single\"><div class=\"ui-select-choices-content selectize-dropdown-content\"><div class=\"ui-select-choices-group optgroup\" role=\"listbox\"><div ng-show=\"$select.isGrouped\" class=\"ui-select-choices-group-label optgroup-header\" ng-bind=\"$group.name\"></div><div role=\"option\" class=\"ui-select-choices-row\" ng-class=\"{active: $select.isActive(this), disabled: $select.isDisabled(this)}\"><div class=\"option ui-select-choices-row-inner\" data-selectable=\"\"></div></div></div></div></div>");
 $templateCache.put("selectize/match.tpl.html","<div ng-hide=\"$select.searchEnabled && ($select.open || $select.isEmpty())\" class=\"ui-select-match\" ng-transclude=\"\"></div>");
-$templateCache.put("selectize/select.tpl.html","<div class=\"ui-select-container selectize-control single\" ng-class=\"{\'open\': $select.open}\"><div class=\"selectize-input\" ng-class=\"{\'focus\': $select.open, \'disabled\': $select.disabled, \'selectize-focus\' : $select.focus}\" ng-click=\"$select.open && !$select.searchEnabled ? $select.toggle($event) : $select.activate()\"><div class=\"ui-select-match\"></div><input type=\"search\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ui-select-search ui-select-toggle\" ng-click=\"$select.toggle($event)\" placeholder=\"{{$select.placeholder}}\" ng-model=\"$select.search\" ng-hide=\"!$select.searchEnabled || ($select.selected && !$select.open)\" ng-disabled=\"$select.disabled\" aria-label=\"{{ $select.baseTitle }}\"></div><div class=\"ui-select-choices\"></div></div>");}]);
\ No newline at end of file
+$templateCache.put("selectize/select.tpl.html","<div class=\"ui-select-container selectize-control single\" ng-class=\"{\'open\': $select.open}\"><div class=\"selectize-input\" ng-class=\"{\'focus\': $select.open, \'disabled\': $select.disabled, \'selectize-focus\' : $select.focus}\" ng-click=\"$select.open && !$select.searchEnabled ? $select.toggle($event) : $select.activate()\"><div class=\"ui-select-match\"></div><input type=\"search\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ui-select-search ui-select-toggle\" ng-click=\"$select.toggle($event)\" placeholder=\"{{$select.placeholder}}\" ng-model=\"$select.search\" ng-hide=\"!$select.searchEnabled || ($select.selected && !$select.open)\" ng-disabled=\"$select.disabled\" aria-label=\"{{ $select.baseTitle }}\"></div><div class=\"ui-select-choices\"></div></div>");}]);