diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/List.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/List.js
index 200a0ce1..046df559 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/List.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/List.js
@@ -95,15 +95,9 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
                         updateItems();
                     } else {
                         if (Ox.isArray(self.options.items)) {
-                            // FIXME: duplicated
+                            // FIXME: retarded workaround
                             self.items = self.options.items;
-                            self.options.items = Ox.api(self.items, {
-                                cache: true,
-                                map: self.options.map,
-                                sort: self.options.sort,
-                                sums: self.options.sums,
-                                unique: self.options.unique
-                            });
+                            self.options.items = self.itemsAPI.update(self.items);
                             /*
                             self.listLength = self.options.items.length;
                             updateSelected();
@@ -140,6 +134,9 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
             sums: self.options.sums,
             unique: self.options.unique
         });
+        // FIXME: this is retarded, only needed because setting items later will
+        // overwrite the items API.
+        self.itemsAPI = self.options.items;
     }
 
     that.$content.bindEvent({
diff --git a/source/Ox/js/Array.js b/source/Ox/js/Array.js
index d627978c..693a3f45 100644
--- a/source/Ox/js/Array.js
+++ b/source/Ox/js/Array.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ Ox.api = function(items, options) {
                     items = updatedItems;
                     api.cache && ret.clear();
                     sortBy.clear();
+                    return ret;
                 }
             }
         ),