diff --git a/lib/forty_facets/facet_search.rb b/lib/forty_facets/facet_search.rb
index a4d603b..67e05c4 100644
--- a/lib/forty_facets/facet_search.rb
+++ b/lib/forty_facets/facet_search.rb
@@ -115,11 +115,14 @@ def order
       @orders.find(&:active)
     end
 
-    def result
-      query = @filters.inject(root) do |previous, filter|
+    def result(skip_ordering: false)
+      query = @filters.reject(&:empty?).inject(root) do |previous, filter|
         filter.build_scope.call(previous)
       end
-      query = query.order(order.definition.clause) if order
+
+      unless skip_ordering
+        query = query.order(order.definition.clause) if order
+      end
       query
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/forty_facets/filter/facet_filter_definition.rb b/lib/forty_facets/filter/facet_filter_definition.rb
index d1bd7c8..ac88e3b 100644
--- a/lib/forty_facets/filter/facet_filter_definition.rb
+++ b/lib/forty_facets/filter/facet_filter_definition.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def order_facet!(facet)
 
     class AssociationFacetFilter < FacetFilter
       def selected
-        @selected ||= definition.association.klass.find(values)
+        @selected ||= definition.association.klass.find(Array.wrap(values).reject(&:blank?))
       end
 
       def remove(entity)
@@ -57,19 +57,14 @@ def selected
       def build_scope
         return Proc.new { |base| base } if empty?
         Proc.new do |base|
-          result = base.joins(definition.joins).where(definition.qualified_column_name => value)
-          if definition.joins
-            result = result.distinct
-          end
-
-          result
+          base.joins(definition.joins).where(definition.qualified_column_name => value)
         end
       end
 
       def facet
         my_column = definition.qualified_column_name
         query = "#{my_column} AS facet_value, count(#{my_column}) AS occurrences"
-        counts = without.result.reorder('').joins(definition.joins).select(query).group(my_column)
+        counts = without.result(skip_ordering: true).reorder('').joins(definition.joins).select(query).group(my_column)
         counts.includes_values = []
         facet = counts.map do |c|
           is_selected = selected.include?(c.facet_value)
@@ -100,19 +95,14 @@ class BelongsToFilter < AssociationFacetFilter
       def build_scope
         return Proc.new { |base| base } if empty?
         Proc.new do |base|
-          result = base.joins(definition.joins).where(definition.qualified_column_name => values)
-          if definition.joins
-            result = result.distinct
-          end
-
-          result
+          base.joins(definition.joins).where(definition.qualified_column_name => values)
         end
       end
 
       def facet
         my_column = definition.qualified_column_name
         query = "#{my_column} AS foreign_id, count(#{my_column}) AS occurrences"
-        counts = without.result.reorder('').joins(definition.joins).select(query).group(my_column)
+        counts = without.result(skip_ordering: true).reorder('').joins(definition.joins).select(query).group(my_column)
         counts.includes_values = []
         entities_by_id = definition.association.klass.find(counts.map(&:foreign_id)).group_by(&:id)
 
@@ -136,7 +126,7 @@ def build_scope
 
           matches_from_facet = base.joins(definition.joins).where("#{definition.association.klass.table_name}.#{definition.association.klass.primary_key}" => values).select(primary_key_column)
 
-          base.joins(definition.joins).where(primary_key_column => matches_from_facet).distinct
+          base.joins(definition.joins).where(primary_key_column => matches_from_facet)
         end
       end
 
@@ -145,7 +135,7 @@ def facet
         join_name =  [definition.association.name.to_s, base_table.to_s].sort.join('_')
         foreign_id_col = definition.association.name.to_s.singularize + '_id'
         my_column = join_name + '.' + foreign_id_col
-        counts = without.result
+        counts = without.result(skip_ordering: true)
                   .reorder('')
                   .joins(definition.joins)
                   .select("#{my_column} as foreign_id, count(#{my_column}) as occurrences")
diff --git a/lib/forty_facets/version.rb b/lib/forty_facets/version.rb
index efa470e..1f905af 100644
--- a/lib/forty_facets/version.rb
+++ b/lib/forty_facets/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module FortyFacets
-  VERSION = "0.1.5"
+  VERSION = "0.1.6"
 end