diff --git a/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js b/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js
index 5bb391a00..715c77b6b 100644
--- a/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js
+++ b/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 try {
                     var $ = cheerio.load(msg.payload);
                     var pay = [];
-		    var count = 0;
+                    var count = 0;
                     $(tag).each(function() {
-			count++;
-		    });
-		    var index = 0;
+                        count++;
+                    });
+                    var index = 0;
                     $(tag).each(function() {
                         if (node.as === "multi") {
                             var pay2 = null;
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             /* istanbul ignore else */
                             if (pay2) {
                                 msg.payload = pay2;
-				msg.parts = {
-				    id: msg._msgid,
-				    index: index,
-				    count: count,
+                                msg.parts = {
+                                    id: msg._msgid,
+                                    index: index,
+                                    count: count,
                                     type: "string",
                                     ch: ""
-				};
+                                };
                                 node.send(msg);
                             }
                         }
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             if (node.ret === "attr") { pay.push( this.attribs ); }
                             //if (node.ret === "val")  { pay.push( $(this).val() ); }
                         }
-			index++;
+                        index++;
                     });
-                    if ((node.as === "single") && (pay.length !== 0)) {
+                    if (node.as === "single") {  // Always return an array - even if blank
                         msg.payload = pay;
                         node.send(msg);
                     }
-                } catch (error) {
+                }
+                catch (error) {
                     node.error(error.message,msg);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js
index c518c0d35..ed08fac07 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js
@@ -66,6 +66,25 @@ describe('html node', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should emit an empty array if no matching elements', function(done) {
+        fs.readFile(file, 'utf8', function(err, data) {
+            var flow = [{id:"n1",type:"html",wires:[["n2"]],func:"return msg;"},
+                        {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+
+            helper.load(htmlNode, flow, function() {
+                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    msg.should.have.property('topic', 'bar');
+                    msg.should.have.property('payload');
+                    msg.payload.should.be.empty;
+                    done();
+                });
+                n1.receive({payload:data,topic:"bar",select:"h4"});
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
     it('should retrieve paragraph contents when specified', function(done) {
         fs.readFile(file, 'utf8', function(err, data) {
             var flow = [{id:"n1",type:"html",wires:[["n2"]],ret:"text",tag:"p"},
@@ -141,7 +160,7 @@ describe('html node', function() {
         });
     });
 
-    it('should retrive an attribute from a tag', function(done) {
+    it('should retrieve an attribute from a tag', function(done) {
         fs.readFile(file, 'utf8', function(err, data) {
             var flow = [{id:"n1",type:"html",wires:[["n2"]],ret:"attr",tag:"span img"},
                         {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];