diff --git a/wire/core/PageFinder.php b/wire/core/PageFinder.php
index 9303b3a7..2f082d2e 100644
--- a/wire/core/PageFinder.php
+++ b/wire/core/PageFinder.php
@@ -783,9 +783,8 @@ class PageFinder extends Wire {
 	public function ___find($selectors, array $options = array()) {
 		
 		if(is_string($selectors) || is_array($selectors)) {
-			$selectors = new Selectors();
-			$this->wire($selectors);
-			$selectors->init($selectors);
+			list($s, $selectors) = array($selectors, $this->wire(new Selectors())); 
+			$selectors->init($s);
 		} else if(!$selectors instanceof Selectors) {
 			throw new PageFinderException("find() requires Selectors object, string or array");
 		}