diff --git a/src/components/datepicker/bl-datepicker.test.ts b/src/components/datepicker/bl-datepicker.test.ts
index 36703738..36a52247 100644
--- a/src/components/datepicker/bl-datepicker.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/datepicker/bl-datepicker.test.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,10 @@ describe("BlDatepicker", () => {
   it("should return an array of dates when value is an array of Dates", () => {
     const dates = [new Date("2024-01-01"), new Date("2024-02-01")];
 
+    element.type=CALENDAR_TYPES.MULTIPLE;
     element.value = dates;
-    expect(element.value).to.deep.equal(dates);
+
+    expect(element.value).to.equal(dates);
   });
 
   it("should return undefined if value is not set", () => {
diff --git a/src/mixins/datepicker-calendar-mixin/datepicker-calendar-mixin.ts b/src/mixins/datepicker-calendar-mixin/datepicker-calendar-mixin.ts
index 7940053c..f4d4ce84 100644
--- a/src/mixins/datepicker-calendar-mixin/datepicker-calendar-mixin.ts
+++ b/src/mixins/datepicker-calendar-mixin/datepicker-calendar-mixin.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default class DatepickerCalendarMixin extends LitElement {
           );
         } else {
           this._value = value;
-          this._selectedDates.splice(0, this._selectedDates.length, ...tempVal);
+          this._selectedDates = tempVal;
         }
       }