diff --git a/fancySelect.coffee b/fancySelect.coffee
index 26de6bd..4df345c 100644
--- a/fancySelect.coffee
+++ b/fancySelect.coffee
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ $.fn.fancySelect = (opts = {}) ->
 
       options.find('.selected').removeClass('selected')
       clicked.addClass 'selected'
-      trigger.addClass 'selected'
+      trigger.toggleClass 'selected', clicked.data('raw-value') != ''
       return sel.val(clicked.data('raw-value')).trigger('change.fs').trigger('blur.fs').trigger('focus.fs')
 
     # handle mouse selection
diff --git a/fancySelect.js b/fancySelect.js
index 4bd378a..f037238 100644
--- a/fancySelect.js
+++ b/fancySelect.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.4.0
 (function() {
   var $;
 
   $ = window.jQuery || window.Zepto || window.$;
-
+  
   $.fn.fancySelect = function(opts) {
     var isiOS, settings;
     if (opts == null) {
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@
         }
         options.find('.selected').removeClass('selected');
         clicked.addClass('selected');
-        trigger.addClass('selected');
+        trigger.toggleClass('selected', clicked.data('raw-value') !== '');
         return sel.val(clicked.data('raw-value')).trigger('change.fs').trigger('blur.fs').trigger('focus.fs');
       });
       options.on('mouseenter.fs', 'li', function() {
@@ -202,5 +201,4 @@
       return copyOptionsToList();
     });
   };
-
 }).call(this);