diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5f4f9c..a97c052 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Bugs Fixes
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 * **`disabled` in select options**: didn't work.
+* merged aldeed/meteor-autoform/pull/1289
 
 Features
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diff --git a/utility.js b/utility.js
index c19e55f..a3cc80a 100644
--- a/utility.js
+++ b/utility.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Utility = {
           newDoc[key] = val;
         }
       } else if (_.isArray(val)) {
+        if (!keepEmptyStrings) {
+          val = val.filter(Boolean);
+        }
         val = cleanNulls(val, true, keepEmptyStrings); // recurse into non-typed arrays
         if (!_.isEmpty(val)) {
           newDoc[key] = val;