diff --git a/dist/angular-select2.js b/dist/angular-select2.js
index 45af39e..5185bfe 100644
--- a/dist/angular-select2.js
+++ b/dist/angular-select2.js
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ angular.module("rt.select2", [])
                         var keys = (keyName ? sortedKeys(values) : values) || [];
 
                         var options = [];
+                        optionItems = {};
                         for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
                             var locals = {};
                             var key = i;
@@ -151,11 +152,12 @@ angular.module("rt.select2", [])
                             var label = displayFn(scope, locals) || "";
 
                             if (label.toLowerCase().indexOf(query.term.toLowerCase()) > -1) {
-                                options.push({
+                                optionItems[value] = {
                                     id: value,
                                     text: label,
                                     obj: values[key]
-                                });
+                                };
+                                options.push(optionItems[value]);
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ angular.module("rt.select2", [])
                 };
                 select2Stack.$register(controlObj);
                 scope.$on("destroy", function () {
+                    element.select2("destroy");
                     select2Stack.$unregister(controlObj);
                 });
 
diff --git a/dist/angular-select2.min.js b/dist/angular-select2.min.js
index c200f70..28d279e 100644
--- a/dist/angular-select2.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular-select2.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-angular.module("rt.select2",[]).value("select2Config",{}).factory("select2Stack",function(){var a=[];return{$register:function(b){a.push(b)},$unregister:function(b){var c=a.indexOf(b);-1!==c&&a.splice(c,1)},closeAll:function(){a.forEach(function(a){a.close()})}}}).directive("select2",["$rootScope","$timeout","$parse","$filter","select2Config","select2Stack",function(a,b,c,d,e,f){"use strict";function g(a){var b=[];for(var c in a)a.hasOwnProperty(c)&&b.push(c);return b.sort()}var h=d("filter"),i={},j=/^\s*(.*?)(?:\s+as\s+(.*?))?(?:\s+group\s+by\s+(.*))?\s+for\s+(?:([\$\w][\$\w]*)|(?:\(\s*([\$\w][\$\w]*)\s*,\s*([\$\w][\$\w]*)\s*\)))\s+in\s+(.*?)(?:\s+track\s+by\s+(.*?))?$/;return e&&angular.extend(i,e),{require:"ngModel",priority:1,restrict:"E",template:'<input type="hidden"></input>',replace:!0,link:function(a,d,e,k){function l(b){if(q){var c=q(a);if(c)return h(b,c)}return b}function m(a){n(p?function(b){for(var c=[],d=0;d<b.length;d++){var e=b[d],f=k.$viewValue||[];f.indexOf(e.id)>-1&&c.push(e)}a(c)}:function(){a(r[k.$viewValue]||{obj:{}})})}var n,o=angular.extend({},i,a.$eval(e.options)),p=angular.isDefined(e.multiple)||o.multiple;o.multiple=p,p&&(k.$isEmpty=function(a){return!a||0===a.length}),e.placeholder&&(o.placeholder=e.placeholder);var q=c(e.optionsFilter),r={};if(e.s2Options){var s;if(!(s=e.s2Options.match(j)))throw new Error("Invalid s2Options encountered!");var t=c(s[2]||s[1]),u=c(s[7]),v=s[4]||s[6],w=c(s[2]?s[1]:v),x=s[5];n=function(b){r={};for(var c=l(u(a)),d=(x?g(c):c)||[],e=[],f=0;f<d.length;f++){var h={},i=f;x&&(i=d[f],h[x]=i),h[v]=c[i];var j=w(a,h),k=t(a,h)||"";r[j]={id:j,text:k,obj:c[i]},e.push(r[j])}b(e)},o.query=function(b){for(var c=l(u(a)),d=(x?g(c):c)||[],e=[],f=0;f<d.length;f++){var h={},i=f;x&&(i=d[f],h[x]=i),h[v]=c[i];var j=w(a,h),k=t(a,h)||"";k.toLowerCase().indexOf(b.term.toLowerCase())>-1&&e.push({id:j,text:k,obj:c[i]})}b.callback({results:e})},a.$watch(s[7],function(){k.$render()})}else{if(!o.query)throw new Error("You need to supply a query function!");var y=o.query;o.query=function(a){var b=a.callback;a.callback=function(a){for(var c=0;c<a.results.length;c++){var d=a.results[c];r[d.id]=d}b(a)},y(a)},n=function(a){o.query({term:"",callback:function(b){a(b.results)}})}}if(k.$render=function(){m(function(a){p?d.select2("data",a):d.select2("val",a.id)})},o.initSelection){var z=o.initSelection;o.initSelection=function(a,b){z(a,function(a){r[a.id]=a,b(a)})}}else o.initSelection=function(a,b){m(b)};var A={close:function(){d.select2("close")}};f.$register(A),a.$on("destroy",function(){f.$unregister(A)}),b(function(){d.select2(o),d.on("change",function(b){a.$evalAsync(function(){var a;if(p){for(var c=[],d=0;d<b.val.length;d++)a=r[b.val[d]],a&&c.push(a.id);k.$setViewValue(c)}else a=r[b.val],k.$setViewValue(a?a.id:null);k.$render()})}),d.on("select2-blur",function(){k.$touched||a.$evalAsync(k.$setTouched)}),k.$render()})}}}]);
\ No newline at end of file
+angular.module("rt.select2",[]).value("select2Config",{}).factory("select2Stack",function(){var a=[];return{$register:function(b){a.push(b)},$unregister:function(b){var c=a.indexOf(b);c!==-1&&a.splice(c,1)},closeAll:function(){a.forEach(function(a){a.close()})}}}).directive("select2",["$rootScope","$timeout","$parse","$filter","select2Config","select2Stack",function(a,b,c,d,e,f){"use strict";function g(a){var b=[];for(var c in a)a.hasOwnProperty(c)&&b.push(c);return b.sort()}var h=d("filter"),i={},j=/^\s*(.*?)(?:\s+as\s+(.*?))?(?:\s+group\s+by\s+(.*))?\s+for\s+(?:([\$\w][\$\w]*)|(?:\(\s*([\$\w][\$\w]*)\s*,\s*([\$\w][\$\w]*)\s*\)))\s+in\s+(.*?)(?:\s+track\s+by\s+(.*?))?$/;return e&&angular.extend(i,e),{require:"ngModel",priority:1,restrict:"E",template:'<input type="hidden"></input>',replace:!0,link:function(a,d,e,k){function l(b){if(q){var c=q(a);if(c)return h(b,c)}return b}function m(a){n(p?function(b){for(var c=[],d=0;d<b.length;d++){var e=b[d],f=k.$viewValue||[];f.indexOf(e.id)>-1&&c.push(e)}a(c)}:function(){a(r[k.$viewValue]||{obj:{}})})}var n,o=angular.extend({},i,a.$eval(e.options)),p=angular.isDefined(e.multiple)||o.multiple;o.multiple=p,p&&(k.$isEmpty=function(a){return!a||0===a.length}),e.placeholder&&(o.placeholder=e.placeholder);var q=c(e.optionsFilter),r={};if(e.s2Options){var s;if(!(s=e.s2Options.match(j)))throw new Error("Invalid s2Options encountered!");var t=c(s[2]||s[1]),u=c(s[7]),v=s[4]||s[6],w=c(s[2]?s[1]:v),x=s[5];n=function(b){r={};for(var c=l(u(a)),d=(x?g(c):c)||[],e=[],f=0;f<d.length;f++){var h={},i=f;x&&(i=d[f],h[x]=i),h[v]=c[i];var j=w(a,h),k=t(a,h)||"";r[j]={id:j,text:k,obj:c[i]},e.push(r[j])}b(e)},o.query=function(b){var c=l(u(a)),d=(x?g(c):c)||[],e=[];r={};for(var f=0;f<d.length;f++){var h={},i=f;x&&(i=d[f],h[x]=i),h[v]=c[i];var j=w(a,h),k=t(a,h)||"";k.toLowerCase().indexOf(b.term.toLowerCase())>-1&&(r[j]={id:j,text:k,obj:c[i]},e.push(r[j]))}b.callback({results:e})},a.$watch(s[7],function(){k.$render()})}else{if(!o.query)throw new Error("You need to supply a query function!");var y=o.query;o.query=function(a){var b=a.callback;a.callback=function(a){for(var c=0;c<a.results.length;c++){var d=a.results[c];r[d.id]=d}b(a)},y(a)},n=function(a){o.query({term:"",callback:function(b){a(b.results)}})}}if(k.$render=function(){m(function(a){p?d.select2("data",a):d.select2("val",a.id)})},o.initSelection){var z=o.initSelection;o.initSelection=function(a,b){z(a,function(a){r[a.id]=a,b(a)})}}else o.initSelection=function(a,b){m(b)};var A={close:function(){d.select2("close")}};f.$register(A),a.$on("destroy",function(){f.$unregister(A);d.select2("destroy")}),b(function(){d.select2(o),d.on("change",function(b){a.$evalAsync(function(){var a;if(p){for(var c=[],d=0;d<b.val.length;d++)a=r[b.val[d]],a&&c.push(a.id);k.$setViewValue(c)}else a=r[b.val],k.$setViewValue(a?a.id:null);k.$render()})}),d.on("select2-blur",function(){k.$touched||a.$evalAsync(k.$setTouched)}),k.$render()})}}}]);
diff --git a/src/select2.js b/src/select2.js
index b3db1c5..f4508aa 100644
--- a/src/select2.js
+++ b/src/select2.js
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ angular.module("rt.select2", [])
                         var keys = (keyName ? sortedKeys(values) : values) || [];
 
                         var options = [];
+                        optionItems = {};
                         for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
                             var locals = {};
                             var key = i;
@@ -151,11 +152,12 @@ angular.module("rt.select2", [])
                             var label = displayFn(scope, locals) || "";
 
                             if (label.toLowerCase().indexOf(query.term.toLowerCase()) > -1) {
-                                options.push({
+                                optionItems[value] = {
                                     id: value,
                                     text: label,
                                     obj: values[key]
-                                });
+                                };
+                                options.push(optionItems[value]);
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -249,6 +251,7 @@ angular.module("rt.select2", [])
                 select2Stack.$register(controlObj);
                 scope.$on("destroy", function () {
                     select2Stack.$unregister(controlObj);
+                    element.select2("destroy");
                 });
 
                 $timeout(function () {