diff --git a/tiramisu/option.py b/tiramisu/option.py
index 8cb6638..540fd2e 100644
--- a/tiramisu/option.py
+++ b/tiramisu/option.py
@@ -82,13 +82,14 @@ class Multi(list):
             self._setvalue(value, who=settings.get_owner())
         multis = []
         for opt in self.config._cfgimpl_descr._children:
+            if isinstance(opt, OptionDescription):
+                continue
             multi = self.config._cfgimpl_values[opt._name]
-            multis.append(multi)
-        for multi in multis:
             if master == multi.opt._name:
                 if add_master:
                     multi._setvalue(value, who=settings.get_owner())
-            else:
+            elif len(multi) == 0 \
+                 or len(multi) < len(self):
                 multi._append_default()
 
     def _append_default(self):