diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index a1c3ebf34d..585942df80 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if sys.version[0] == '2':
 	reload(sys)
 	sys.setdefaultencoding("utf-8")
 
-__version__ = '11.1.8'
+__version__ = '11.1.9'
 __title__ = "Frappe Framework"
 
 local = Local()
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js
index bc4f09468b..64ca4fc83d 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlMultiSelect = frappe.ui.form.ControlAutocomplete.extend({
 	get_value() {
 		let data = this._super();
 		// find value of label from option list and return actual value string
-		if (this.df.options && this.df.options[0].label) {
+		if (this.df.options && this.df.options.length && this.df.options[0].label) {
 			data = data.split(',').map(op => op.trim());
 			data = data.map(val => {
 				let option = this.df.options.find(op => op.label === val);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlMultiSelect = frappe.ui.form.ControlAutocomplete.extend({
 	set_formatted_input(value) {
 		if (!value) return;
 		// find label of value from option list and set from it as input
-		if (this.df.options && this.df.options[0].label) {
+		if (this.df.options && this.df.options.length && this.df.options[0].label) {
 			value = value.split(',').map(d => d.trim()).map(val => {
 				let option = this.df.options.find(op => op.value === val);
 				return option ? option.label : val;