diff -u b/apachesolr_views.views.inc b/apachesolr_views.views.inc
--- b/apachesolr_views.views.inc
+++ b/apachesolr_views.views.inc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         continue;
       }
 
-      $voc_field = strpos($solr_field_name, 'sm_vid') === 0? true: false;
+      $voc_field = strpos($solr_field_name, 'sm_vid') === 0 ? TRUE : FALSE;
       $field_type = $solr_field->type;
 
       $field_handler = 'apachesolr_views_handler_field';
diff -u b/handlers/apachesolr_views_handler_filter_term.inc b/handlers/apachesolr_views_handler_filter_term.inc
--- b/handlers/apachesolr_views_handler_filter_term.inc
+++ b/handlers/apachesolr_views_handler_filter_term.inc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
       // Default value needs to be a single value.
       // If an array is passed, use the first.
-      $default_value = is_array($this->value) ? array_shift($this->value) : '';
+      $default_value = is_array($this->value) ? $this->value : array();
 
       $form['value'] = array(
         '#type' => 'select',
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
         '#multiple' => TRUE,
         '#default_value' => $default_value,
       );
+      $identifier = $this->options['expose']['identifier'];
+      if (!empty($form_state['exposed']) && !isset($form_state['input'][$identifier]) && !empty($default_value)) {
+        $form_state['input'][$identifier] = $default_value;
+      }
     }
   }