diff --git a/src/model.js b/src/model.js
index c3297d492c..54c46cf0f2 100644
--- a/src/model.js
+++ b/src/model.js
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@
             }
             var result;
             fieldnames = Object.keys(fieldnames);
-            if (fieldnames) {
+            if (fieldnames.length) {
                 try {
                     if (fieldnames.length == 1) {
                         fieldname = fieldnames[0];