diff --git a/src/tab.js b/src/tab.js
index 4613b861f5..1e3e9af11e 100644
--- a/src/tab.js
+++ b/src/tab.js
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@
                 this.set_name(attributes.name || '');
                 this.el.append(screen.screen_container.el);
                 if (attributes.res_id) {
-                    screen.group.load([attributes.res_id]);
+                    if (!jQuery.isArray(attributes.res_id)) {
+                        attributes.res_id = [attributes.res_id];
+                    }
+                    screen.group.load(attributes.res_id);
                     screen.set_current_record(
                         screen.group.get(attributes.res_id));
                     screen.display();