diff --git a/app/helpers/hyc_helper.rb b/app/helpers/hyc_helper.rb
index 27bb8977a..51653a0da 100644
--- a/app/helpers/hyc_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/hyc_helper.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ def language_links_facets(options)
 
   # Format affiliation to display short label if available, otherwise display the original facet value
   def format_affiliation_facet(facet_value)
-    label = DepartmentsService.short_label(facet_value)
-    label.blank? ? facet_value : label
+    if facet_value.kind_of?(Array)
+      facet_value.map { |value| format_affiliation_facet(value) || value }
+    else
+      label = DepartmentsService.short_label(facet_value)
+      label.blank? ? facet_value : label
+    end
   end
 
   def get_work_url(model, id)
diff --git a/spec/helpers/hyc_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/hyc_helper_spec.rb
index 301ed86ac..23ef69821 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/hyc_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/hyc_helper_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context 'with array facet value' do
+      let(:facet_value) { ['Department of Chemistry', 'Carolina Center for Genome Sciences'] }
+
+      it 'returns the short label for the facet value' do
+        expect(helper.format_affiliation_facet(facet_value)).to eq ['Test short Department of Chemistry', 'Test short Carolina Center for Genome Sciences']
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'with invalid facet value' do
       let(:invalid_facet_value) { 'not-a-department' }