diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
index 54a0dfb8b..fe14e820c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
@@ -948,18 +948,20 @@ assetData.revisionDate
     @results = @{ $session->db->buildArrayRefOfHashRefs($sql,[$self->getId]) };
     foreach my $result (@results){
             if($form->process("search")){
-                $self->session->errorHandler->warn("checking listing: ".$result->{title});
+                # $self->session->errorHandler->warn("checking listing: ".$result->{title});
+                my $matrixListing_attributes = $session->db->buildHashRefOfHashRefs("
+                            select value, fieldType, attributeId from MatrixListing_attribute as listing
+                            left join Matrix_attribute using(attributeId)
+                            where listing.matrixListingId = ?
+                        ",[$result->{assetId}],'attributeId');
                 foreach my $param ($form->param) {
                     if($param =~ m/^search_/){
                         my $attributeId = $param;
                         $attributeId =~ s/^search_//;
                         $attributeId =~ s/_____/-/;
-                        my ($listingValue,$fieldType) = $session->db->quickArray("
-                            select value, fieldType from MatrixListing_attribute as listing
-                            left join Matrix_attribute using(attributeId)
-                            where listing.attributeId = ? and listing.matrixListingId = ?
-                        ",[$attributeId,$result->{assetId}]);
-                        #$self->session->errorHandler->warn("fieldType:".$fieldType.", attributeValue: ".$form->process($param).", listingvalue: ".$listingValue);
+                        my $fieldType       = $matrixListing_attributes->{$attributeId}->{fieldType};
+                        my $listingValue    = $matrixListing_attributes->{$attributeId}->{value};
+                        # $self->session->errorHandler->warn("fieldType:".$fieldType.", attributeValue: ".$form->process($param).", listingvalue: ".$listingValue);
                         if(($fieldType eq 'MatrixCompare') && ($listingValue < $form->process($param))){
                             $result->{checked} = '';
                             last;
@@ -969,7 +971,6 @@ assetData.revisionDate
                             last;
                         }
                         else{
-                            #$self->session->errorHandler->warn("--Checked--");
                             $result->{checked} = 'checked';
                         }
                     }
@@ -1058,7 +1059,7 @@ sub www_getCompareListData {
                         { value=>$result->{$listingId_safe} },defaultValue=>0)->getValueAsHtml;
                 }
                 if($session->scratch->get('stickied_'.$result->{attributeId})){
-                    $self->session->errorHandler->warn("found checked stickie: ".$result->{attributeId});
+                    # $self->session->errorHandler->warn("found checked stickie: ".$result->{attributeId});
                     $result->{checked} = 'checked';
                 }
                 else{
@@ -1153,9 +1154,12 @@ sub www_search {
             $attribute->{id} = $attribute->{attributeId};
             $attribute->{id} =~ s/-/_____/g;
             $attribute->{extras} = " class='attributeSelect'";
-            if($attribute->{fieldType} eq 'Combo'){    
+            if($attribute->{fieldType} eq 'Combo'){
                 $attribute->{fieldType} = 'SelectBox';
-                $attribute->{options} = "blank\n".$attribute->{options};
+            }
+            if($attribute->{fieldType} eq 'SelectBox'){    
+                $attribute->{options}   = "blank\n".$attribute->{options};
+                $attribute->{value}     = 'blank';
             }
             $attribute->{form} = WebGUI::Form::DynamicField->new($self->session,%{$attribute})->toHtml;
             push(@attribute_loop,$attribute);