diff --git a/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/AssessmentSectionMarshaller.php b/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/AssessmentSectionMarshaller.php
index b8ec62ff4..63f3d7550 100644
--- a/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/AssessmentSectionMarshaller.php
+++ b/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/AssessmentSectionMarshaller.php
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ protected function unmarshallChildrenKnown(DOMElement $element, QtiComponentColl
 				// Deal with selection elements.
 				$selectionElements = static::getChildElementsByTagName($element, 'selection');
 				if (count($selectionElements) == 1) {
-					$marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($selectionElements[0]);
-					$object->setSelection($marshaller->unmarshall($selectionElements[0]));
+					$select = intval($selectionElements[0]->getAttribute('select'));
+                    if ($select > 0) {
+                        $marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($selectionElements[0]);
+                        $object->setSelection($marshaller->unmarshall($selectionElements[0]));
+                    }
 				}
 				
 				// Deal with ordering elements.