diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index e68a2f3..50ea226 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ val developerURL: String = "https://matthicks.com"
 
 name := projectName
 ThisBuild / organization := org
-ThisBuild / version := "1.2.2"
-ThisBuild / scalaVersion := scala213
+ThisBuild / version := "1.2.3-SNAPSHOT"
+ThisBuild / scalaVersion := scala3
 ThisBuild / crossScalaVersions := allScalaVersions
 ThisBuild / scalacOptions ++= Seq("-unchecked", "-deprecation")
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/lightdb/store/split/SplitStore.scala b/core/src/main/scala/lightdb/store/split/SplitStore.scala
index af9b9d3..56c4a3e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/lightdb/store/split/SplitStore.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/lightdb/store/split/SplitStore.scala
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ case class SplitStore[Doc <: Document[Doc], Model <: DocumentModel[Doc]](overrid
   override def verify(): Boolean = transaction { implicit transaction =>
     val storageCount = storage.count
     val searchCount = searching.count
-    if (storageCount != searchCount) {
+    if (storageCount != searchCount && model.fields.count(_.indexed) > 1) {
       scribe.warn(s"$name out of sync! Storage Count: $storageCount, Search Count: $searchCount. Re-Indexing...")
       reIndexInternal()
       scribe.info(s"$name re-indexed successfully!")
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/spec/AbstractBasicSpec.scala b/core/src/test/scala/spec/AbstractBasicSpec.scala
index 8136e68..76e22bd 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/spec/AbstractBasicSpec.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/spec/AbstractBasicSpec.scala
@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ abstract class AbstractBasicSpec extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers { spec =>
         people.map(_.name) should be(List("Oscar"))
       }
     }
+    "materialize empty nicknames" in {
+      db.people.transaction { implicit transaction =>
+        val people = db.people.query.filter(_.name === "Ian").search.materialized(p => List(p.nicknames)).list
+        people.map(m => m(_.nicknames)) should be(List(Set.empty))
+      }
+    }
     "query with single-value, multiple nicknames" in {
       db.people.transaction { implicit transaction =>
         val people = db.people.query
diff --git a/lucene/src/main/scala/lightdb/lucene/LuceneStore.scala b/lucene/src/main/scala/lightdb/lucene/LuceneStore.scala
index 5652ab5..5df3bca 100644
--- a/lucene/src/main/scala/lightdb/lucene/LuceneStore.scala
+++ b/lucene/src/main/scala/lightdb/lucene/LuceneStore.scala
@@ -164,7 +164,13 @@ class LuceneStore[Doc <: Document[Doc], Model <: DocumentModel[Doc]](name: Strin
               case DefType.Opt(d) => addJson(json, d)
               case DefType.Json | DefType.Obj(_, _) => add(new StringField(field.name, JsonFormatter.Compact(json), fs))
               case _ if json == Null => // Ignore null values
-              case DefType.Arr(d) => json.asVector.foreach(json => addJson(json, d))
+              case DefType.Arr(d) =>
+                val v = json.asVector
+                if (v.isEmpty) {
+                  add(new StringField(field.name, "[]", fs))
+                } else {
+                  v.foreach(json => addJson(json, d))
+                }
               case DefType.Bool => add(new IntField(field.name, if (json.asBoolean) 1 else 0, fs))
               case DefType.Int => add(new LongField(field.name, json.asLong, fs))
               case DefType.Dec => add(new DoubleField(field.name, json.asDouble, fs))