diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index 1d2cb86..7c3bc9d 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 {
 	$CI =& get_instance();
 
-	$form = '<form action="'.$CI->config->site_url($action).'"';
+	$action = ( strpos($action, '://') === FALSE) ? $CI->config->site_url($action) : $action;
+
+	$form = '<form action="'.$action.'"';
 	
 	if ( ! isset($attributes['method']))
 	{
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if ($extra != '') $extra = ' '.$extra;
-	$multiple = (count($selected) > 1)?' multiple="multiple"':'';
+	$multiple = (count($selected > 1))?' multiple="multiple"':'';
 
 	$form = '<select name="'.$name.'"'.$extra.$multiple.">\n";