diff --git a/feeds_et.mappers.inc b/feeds_et.mappers.inc
index 8beccbf..48584af 100644
--- a/feeds_et.mappers.inc
+++ b/feeds_et.mappers.inc
@@ -67,9 +67,17 @@ function _feeds_et_text_feeds_set_target($source, $entity, $target, $value) {
 function _feeds_et_field_feeds_set_target($source, $entity, $target, $value, $input_format = FALSE, $language_code = LANGUAGE_NONE) {
   // Check if entity translated field exists to also save empty field value.
   if (!isset($entity->{$target}[$language_code])) {
-    if (empty($value) || (is_array($value) && empty(reset($value)))) {
+    if (empty($value)) {
       return;
     }
+    // Also check for emptiness of first value of an array
+    // passed in as the value.
+    elseif (is_array($value)) {
+      $first_array_value = reset($value);
+      if (empty($first_array_value)) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   if ($input_format) {