diff --git a/lib/capistrano/configuration/servers.rb b/lib/capistrano/configuration/servers.rb
index 20b066b8..8d92508e 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/configuration/servers.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/configuration/servers.rb
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ module Capistrano
       #   # returns the given hosts, translated to ServerDefinition objects
       #   servers = find_servers :hosts => "jamis@example.host.com"
       def find_servers(options={})
-        return [] if options.key?(:hosts) && (options[:hosts].nil? || options[:hosts] == [])
-        return [] if options.key?(:roles) && (options[:roles].nil? || options[:roles] == [])
+        return [] if options.key?(:hosts) && (options[:hosts].nil? || [] == options[:hosts])
+        return [] if options.key?(:roles) && (options[:roles].nil? || [] == options[:roles])
         
         hosts  = server_list_from(ENV['HOSTS'] || options[:hosts])
         
diff --git a/test/configuration/servers_test.rb b/test/configuration/servers_test.rb
index 51018878..d89f1ae0 100644
--- a/test/configuration/servers_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration/servers_test.rb
@@ -159,11 +159,17 @@ class ConfigurationServersTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def test_find_servers_with_hosts_nil_or_empty
     assert_equal [], @config.find_servers(:hosts => nil)
     assert_equal [], @config.find_servers(:hosts => [])
+    result = @config.find_servers(:hosts => @config.find_servers(:roles => :report)[0])
+    assert_equal 1, result.size
+    result = @config.find_servers(:hosts => "app1")
+    assert_equal 1, result.size
   end
   
   def test_find_servers_with_rolees_nil_or_empty
     assert_equal [], @config.find_servers(:roles => nil)
     assert_equal [], @config.find_servers(:roles => [])
+    result = @config.find_servers(:roles => :report)
+    assert_equal 1, result.size
   end
   
 end