diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index cd4f9fb..8199f79 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ X-editable changelog
 
 Version 1.4.4 wip
 ----------------------------
+[bug] checklist don't show checked for single value (vitalets)
 [enh #188] added bootstrap datetime (adeg, vitalets)
 [bug] editable-poshytip on inline mode tries to write in $.Poshytip (vitalets)
 
diff --git a/src/inputs/checklist.js b/src/inputs/checklist.js
index 4a194b6..3939073 100644
--- a/src/inputs/checklist.js
+++ b/src/inputs/checklist.js
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ $(function(){
                value = str.split(reg);
            } else if($.isArray(str)) {
                value = str; 
+           } else {
+               value = [str];
            }
            return value;
         },       
diff --git a/test/unit/checklist.js b/test/unit/checklist.js
index e76352f..15657a6 100644
--- a/test/unit/checklist.js
+++ b/test/unit/checklist.js
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ $(function () {
                e.remove();    
                start();  
          }, timeout);                              
-    });                  
+    });
+    
+    test("should show checked for single value", function () {
+        var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="checklist" data-value="1"></a>').appendTo('#qunit-fixture').editable({
+             pk: 1,
+             source: groupsArr
+        });
+        
+        e.click();
+        var p = tip(e);
+        equal(p.find('input[type="checkbox"]:checked').length, 1, 'checked count ok');        
+    });
      
 });
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