diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/ingester/selectitems.js b/chrome/content/zotero/ingester/selectitems.js
index 4118b790b..8f639248c 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/ingester/selectitems.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/ingester/selectitems.js
@@ -47,11 +47,21 @@ Zotero_Ingester_Interface_SelectItems.init = function() {
 	var listbox = document.getElementById("zotero-selectitems-links");
 	
 	for(var i in this.io.dataIn) {	// we could use a tree for this if we wanted to
+		var item = this.io.dataIn[i];
+
+		var title, checked = false;
+		if(item && typeof(item) == "object" && item.title !== undefined) {
+			title = item.title;
+			checked = !!item.checked;
+		} else {
+			title = item;
+		}
+
 		var itemNode = document.createElement("listitem");
 		itemNode.setAttribute("type", "checkbox");
 		itemNode.setAttribute("value", i);
-		itemNode.setAttribute("label", this.io.dataIn[i]);
-		itemNode.setAttribute("checked", false);
+		itemNode.setAttribute("label", title);
+		itemNode.setAttribute("checked", checked);
 		listbox.appendChild(itemNode);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/tools/testTranslators/translatorTester.js b/chrome/content/zotero/tools/testTranslators/translatorTester.js
index 9cd292ef0..01a07a349 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/tools/testTranslators/translatorTester.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/tools/testTranslators/translatorTester.js
@@ -422,7 +422,11 @@ Zotero_TranslatorTester.prototype.runTest = function(test, doc, testDoneCallback
 		var newItems = {};
 		var haveItems = false;
 		for(var i in items) {
-			newItems[i] = items[i];
+			if(items[i] && typeof(items[i]) == "object" && items[i].title !== undefined) {
+				newItems[i] = items[i].title;
+			} else {
+				newItems[i] = items[i];
+			}
 			haveItems = true;
 			
 			// only save one item if "items":"multiple" (as opposed to an array of items)
@@ -546,7 +550,11 @@ Zotero_TranslatorTester.prototype.newTest = function(doc, testReadyCallback) {
 		
 		var newItems = {};
 		for(var i in items) {
-			newItems[i] = items[i];
+			if(items[i] && typeof(items[i]) == "object" && items[i].title !== undefined) {
+				newItems[i] = items[i].title;
+			} else {
+				newItems[i] = items[i];
+			}
 			break;
 		}