diff --git a/app/presenters/blacklight_range_limit/filter_field.rb b/app/presenters/blacklight_range_limit/filter_field.rb
index b7af2f11..20fccdfb 100644
--- a/app/presenters/blacklight_range_limit/filter_field.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/blacklight_range_limit/filter_field.rb
@@ -50,17 +50,16 @@ def remove(item)
     def values(except: [])
       params = search_state.params
       param_key = filters_key
-      return [] unless params.dig(param_key, config.key)
-
       range = if params.dig(param_key, config.key).is_a? Range
         params.dig(param_key, config.key)
-      else
+      elsif params.dig(param_key, config.key).is_a? Hash
         begins = Array(params.dig(param_key, config.key, :begin)).map(&:presence)
         ends = Array(params.dig(param_key, config.key, :end)).map(&:presence)
         begins.zip(ends).map { |b_bound, e_bound|  Range.new(b_bound&.to_i, e_bound&.to_i) if b_bound && e_bound }.compact
       end
 
       f = except.include?(:filters) ? [] : Array(range)
+
       f_missing = [] if except.include?(:missing)
       f_missing ||= [Blacklight::SearchState::FilterField::MISSING] if params.dig(filters_key, "-#{key}")&.any? { |v| v == Blacklight::Engine.config.blacklight.facet_missing_param }
 
diff --git a/spec/presenters/filter_field_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/filter_field_spec.rb
index 30ee0661..c5f0f342 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/filter_field_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/filter_field_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'with missing data' do
+  context 'with empty data' do
     let(:param_values) { { range: { some_field: { begin: '', end: '' } } } }
 
     describe '#values' do
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context 'with missing data' do
+    let(:param_values) { { range: { '-some_field': ['[* TO *]']} } }
+
+    describe '#values' do
+      it 'uses the missing special value' do
+        expect(filter.values).to eq [Blacklight::SearchState::FilterField::MISSING]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+
   context 'with array-mangled data' do
     let(:param_values) { { range: { some_field: { begin: { '0' => '2013' }, end: { '0' => '2022' } } } } }