diff --git a/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/Page/PageRepository.php b/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/Page/PageRepository.php
index edd94c870ef283bf0267123a5528314357f3238b..5bfdbd7891d327cec7345710ab34c6d628198f6e 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/Page/PageRepository.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/Page/PageRepository.php
@@ -1373,11 +1373,11 @@ class PageRepository {
 				$checkValue = '';
 			}
 
-			if (trim($checkValue) === '') {
+			if ($checkValue === array() || trim($checkValue) === '') {
 				$shouldFieldBeOverlaid = FALSE;
 			}
 		}
 
 		return $shouldFieldBeOverlaid;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}