diff --git a/src/dom_components/model/Components.js b/src/dom_components/model/Components.js
index de54866cd..d6b9689f1 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/model/Components.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/model/Components.js
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ export default Backbone.Collection.extend({
     } else if (isArray(models)) {
       models.forEach((item, index) => {
         if (isString(item)) {
-          models[index] = this.parseString(item, opt);
+          const nodes = this.parseString(item, opt);
+          models[index] = isArray(nodes) && !nodes.length ? null : nodes;
         }
       });
     }