3 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/server/models/server/plugin.ts b/server/models/server/plugin.ts
index a8de64dd4..c79178782 100644
--- a/server/models/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/server/models/server/plugin.ts
@@ -197,15 +197,11 @@ export class PluginModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<PluginModel>>> {
         if (!c) return undefined
         const value = c.value
 
-        if (typeof value === 'string' && value.startsWith('{')) {
-          try {
-            return JSON.parse(value)
-          } catch {
-            return value
-          }
+        try {
+          return JSON.parse(value)
+        } catch {
+          return value
         }
-
-        return c.value
       })
   }
 
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-six/main.js b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-six/main.js
index 858bdb2df..4a9d56ea7 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-six/main.js
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-six/main.js
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ async function register ({
   {
     await storageManager.storeData('superkey', { value: 'toto' })
     await storageManager.storeData('anotherkey', { value: 'toto2' })
+    await storageManager.storeData('storedArrayKey', ['toto', 'toto2'])
 
     const result = await storageManager.getData('superkey')
     logger.info('superkey stored value is %s', result.value)
+
+    const storedArrayValue = await storageManager.getData('storedArrayKey')
+    logger.info('storedArrayKey value type is %s', typeof storedArrayValue)
+    logger.info('storedArrayKey stored value is %s', storedArrayValue.join(', '))
   }
 
   {
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-storage.ts b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-storage.ts
index e20c36dba..ac519045d 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-storage.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-storage.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ describe('Test plugin storage', function () {
   })
 
   describe('DB storage', function () {
-
     it('Should correctly store a subkey', async function () {
       await server.servers.waitUntilLog('superkey stored value is toto')
     })
+
+    it('Should correctly retrieve an array as array from the storage.', async function () {
+      await server.servers.waitUntilLog('storedArrayKey value type is array')
+      await server.servers.waitUntilLog('storedArrayKey stored value is toto, toto2')
+    })
   })
 
   describe('Disk storage', function () {