diff --git a/acute/acute.select/acute.select.js b/acute/acute.select/acute.select.js
index 74225b9..509a512 100644
--- a/acute/acute.select/acute.select.js
+++ b/acute/acute.select/acute.select.js
@@ -62,12 +62,17 @@ angular.module("acute.select", [])
                 var words = $scope.acOptions.split(' ');
                 var len = words.length;
                 $scope.textField = null;
+                $scope.valField = null;
                 $scope.dataFunction = null;
 
                 if (len > 3) {
                     if (len > 4) {
                         var label = words[len - 5];     // E.g. colour.name
                         $scope.textField = label.split(".")[1];
+                        
+                        var val = words[len - 3].split('.');
+                        if (val.length > 1)   // E.g. colour.val
+                            $scope.valField = val[1];
                     }
                     var dataName = words[len - 1];
 
@@ -141,7 +146,11 @@ angular.module("acute.select", [])
             $scope.setInitialSelection = function() {
                 if ($scope.model) {
                     $scope.initialSelection = angular.copy($scope.model);
-                    $scope.initialItem = $scope.getItemFromDataItem($scope.model, 0);
+                    
+                    if (!isNaN($scope.initialSelection))
+                        $scope.initialSelection = $scope.initialSelection * 1;
+                        
+                    $scope.initialItem = $scope.getItemFromDataItem($scope.initialSelection, 0);
                     $scope.confirmedItem = $scope.selectedItem = $scope.initialItem;
                     $scope.comboText = $scope.confirmedItem ? $scope.confirmedItem.text : "";
                 }
@@ -164,7 +173,7 @@ angular.module("acute.select", [])
                             // If not currently filtering
                             if (!$scope.searchText) {
                                 // Look for a matching item
-                                if (dataItem === selectedDataItem || (key && selectedDataItem && dataItem[key] == selectedDataItem[key])) {
+                                if (dataItem === selectedDataItem || (key && selectedDataItem && dataItem[key] == selectedDataItem[key]) || ( $scope.valField && item.value === selectedDataItem )) {
                                     confirmSelection(item);
                                     foundSelected = true;
                                 }
@@ -254,6 +263,9 @@ angular.module("acute.select", [])
                     else if (dataItem[$scope.textField]) {
                         item = { "text": dataItem[$scope.textField], "value": dataItem, "index": itemIndex };
                     }
+                    else if ($scope.valField){
+                        item = { "text": "", "value": dataItem, "index": itemIndex};
+                    }
                 }
                 return item;
             };
@@ -1032,4 +1044,4 @@ angular.module("acute.select", [])
             defaultSettings[settingName] = value;
         }
     }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});