diff --git a/Selectize.php b/Selectize.php
index 2d20065..842423e 100644
--- a/Selectize.php
+++ b/Selectize.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public function registerJs()
         if (!isset($this->clientOptions['create']) && empty($this->items)) {
             $this->clientOptions['create'] = "function(input) { return { value: input, text: input };}";
         }
-        $clientOptions = (count($this->clientOptions)) ? Json::encode($this->clientOptions) : '';
+        $clientOptions = empty($this->clientOptions) ? '' : Json::encode($this->clientOptions);
         $this->getView()->registerJs("jQuery('#{$this->options['id']}').selectize({$clientOptions});");
     }