diff --git a/active_tags.module b/active_tags.module
index a2a5523..9d5090c 100644
--- a/active_tags.module
+++ b/active_tags.module
@@ -89,19 +89,16 @@ function active_tags_taxonomy_autocomplete_validate($element, &$form_state) {
 
   $field = field_widget_field($element, $form_state);
   $instance = field_widget_instance($element, $form_state);
-  $settings = $instance['widget']['settings'];
-  $parents = $element['#array_parents'];
 
-  $field_name = $instance['field_name'];
-  // try to check if we left term(s) in the entry field
+  // Try to check if we left term(s) in the entry field
   if (!empty($element['term_entry']['#value']) || ($element['terms']['#default_value'] != $element['terms']['#value'])) {
     $entry_field_not_empty = TRUE;
     if (!empty($element['term_entry']['#value'])) {
       $element['terms']['#value'] .= ', ' . $element['term_entry']['#value'];
     }
 
-    // clear the entry field
-    $parents = array_merge($parents, array('field_terms', '#markup'));
+    // Clear the entry field
+    $parents = array_merge($element['#array_parents'], array('term_entry', '#value'));
     drupal_array_set_nested_value($form_state['complete form'], $parents, '');
   }
 
@@ -109,25 +106,26 @@ function active_tags_taxonomy_autocomplete_validate($element, &$form_state) {
   taxonomy_autocomplete_validate($element, $form_state);
 
   $key_exists = FALSE;
-  $parents = $element['#array_parents'];
-  $items = drupal_array_get_nested_value($form_state['values'], $parents, $key_exists);
+  $items = drupal_array_get_nested_value($form_state['values'], $element['#parents'], $key_exists);
 
   if ($entry_field_not_empty && $key_exists) {
-    // save terms with tid = 'autocreate'
+    // Save terms with tid = 'autocreate'
     taxonomy_field_presave('node', $element['#entity'], $field, $instance, LANGUAGE_NONE, $items);
-    // translate term names into actual terms, override form_state values
+    // Translate term names into actual terms, override form_state values
     taxonomy_autocomplete_validate($element, $form_state);
   }
 
-  // load all tags
+  // Load all tags
   $tags = array();
-  foreach ($items as $item) {
-    $tags[$item['tid']] = isset($item['taxonomy_term']) ? $item['taxonomy_term'] : taxonomy_term_load($item['tid']);
+  if ($items) {
+    foreach ($items as $item) {
+      $tags[$item['tid']] = isset($item['taxonomy_term']) ? $item['taxonomy_term'] : taxonomy_term_load($item['tid']);
+    }
   }
 
-  // retheme removable terms
+  // Retheme removable terms
   if (!empty($tags)) {
-    $parents = array_merge($parents, array('field_terms', '#markup'));
+    $parents = array_merge($element['#array_parents'], array('field_terms', '#markup'));
     $value = theme('active_tags_term_list_remove', array('terms' => $tags));
     drupal_array_set_nested_value($form_state['complete form'], $parents, $value);
   }