diff --git a/addon/components/place-autocomplete-field.js b/addon/components/place-autocomplete-field.js
index b5ddcfc..2398734 100644
--- a/addon/components/place-autocomplete-field.js
+++ b/addon/components/place-autocomplete-field.js
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ export default Component.extend({
   },
 
   _typesToArray() {
-    return this.get('types').split(',');
+    if (this.get('types') !== "") {
+      return this.get('types').split(',');
+    } else {
+      return [];
+    }
   },
 
   actions: {
diff --git a/tests/unit/components/place-autocomplete-field-test.js b/tests/unit/components/place-autocomplete-field-test.js
index 465dfe7..f39105b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/components/place-autocomplete-field-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/components/place-autocomplete-field-test.js
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ describeComponent(
     it('converts types in an empty string', function(){
       var component = this.subject();
       component.set('types', '');
-      expect(component._typesToArray()).to.eql("");
+      expect(component._typesToArray()).to.eql([]);
     });
+
+
   }
 );