diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2337de1..d242a58 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ test.rb
 redis_test.rb
 pkg
 lib/supermodel/cassandra.rb
+*.gem
diff --git a/lib/supermodel/redis.rb b/lib/supermodel/redis.rb
index 8c50edb..d2e7dee 100644
--- a/lib/supermodel/redis.rb
+++ b/lib/supermodel/redis.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def delete_all
       
       def find_by_attribute(key, value)
         item_ids = redis.smembers(redis_key(key, value.to_s))
-        item_id  = item_ids.first
+        item_id  = Array(item_ids).first
         item_id && existing(:id => item_id)
       end