diff --git a/plugins/edit-foreign.php b/plugins/edit-foreign.php
index ea205306..463eaae3 100644
--- a/plugins/edit-foreign.php
+++ b/plugins/edit-foreign.php
@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ class AdminerEditForeign {
 				$target = $foreignKey["table"];
 				$id = $foreignKey["target"][0];
 				$options = &$values[$target][$id];
-				if (!$options) {
+				if ($options === false) {
+					return;
+				}
+				if (!isset($options)) {
 					$column = idf_escape($id);
 					if (preg_match('~binary~', $field["type"])) {
 						$column = "HEX($column)";
 					}
 					$options = array("" => "") + get_vals("SELECT $column FROM " . table($target) . " ORDER BY 1" . ($this->_limit ? " LIMIT " . ($this->_limit + 1) : ""));
 					if ($this->_limit && count($options) - 1 > $this->_limit) {
+						$options = false;
 						return;
 					}
 				}