diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataForm.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataForm.pm
index a890e9a83..c4425fb88 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataForm.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataForm.pm
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ sub www_editField {
 		-name=>"tid",
 		-options=>$tab,
 		-label=>WebGUI::International::get(104,"Asset_DataForm"),
-		-value=>[ $field{DataForm_tabId}] || [0]
+		-value=>[ $field{DataForm_tabId} || 0 ]
 		); 
         $f->text(
                 -name=>"subtext",
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ sub www_editField {
 		-name=>"status",
 		-options=>\%fieldStatus,
 		-label=>WebGUI::International::get(22,"Asset_DataForm"),
-		-value=>[ $field{status} ] || [ "editable" ]
+		-value=> [ $field{status} || "editable" ] ),
 		); 
 	$f->fieldType(
 		-name=>"type",
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Group.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Group.pm
index 65ab30a19..bf02930b1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Group.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Group.pm
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ sub getGroupSearchForm {
                 );
         $f->selectList(
                 -name=>"modifier",
-                -value=>([$session{scratch}{groupSearchModifier}] || ["contains"]),
+                -value=>([$session{scratch}{groupSearchModifier} || "contains"]),
                 -options=>{
                         startsWith=>WebGUI::International::get("starts with"),
                         contains=>WebGUI::International::get("contains"),
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
index 9d28a0af2..2c96b8326 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/User.pm
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ sub getUserSearchForm {
 		);
 	$f->selectList(
 		-name=>"modifier",
-		-value=>([$session{scratch}{userSearchModifier}] || ["contains"]),
+		-value=>([$session{scratch}{userSearchModifier} || "contains"]),
 		-options=>{
 			startsWith=>WebGUI::International::get("starts with"),
 			contains=>WebGUI::International::get("contains"),