diff --git a/application/models/Item.php b/application/models/Item.php
index 0f392555d..e2872e3a0 100644
--- a/application/models/Item.php
+++ b/application/models/Item.php
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class Item extends CI_Model
 	*/
 	public function update_multiple($item_data, $item_ids)
 	{
-		$this->db->where_in('item_id', $item_ids);
+		$this->db->where_in('item_id', explode(',', $item_ids[0]));
 
 		return $this->db->update('items', $item_data);
 	}