diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js
index 9bea800d63..5da7ca331e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.js
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ exports.validate = async ({ tableId, row, table }) => {
     // Validate.js doesn't seem to handle array
     if (type === FieldTypes.ARRAY && row[fieldName]) {
       if (row[fieldName].length) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(row[fieldName])) {
+          row[fieldName] = row[fieldName].split(",")
+        }
         row[fieldName].map(val => {
           if (
             !constraints.inclusion.includes(val) &&