diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs
index 5c34a070..3c8dc3e4 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/Mappers/NestedContentMapper.cs
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ public NestedContentMapper(
 
         public override string GetExportValue(object value, string editorAlias)
         {
-            var stringValue = GetValueAs<string>(value);
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stringValue) || !stringValue.DetectIsJson()) return value.ToString();
-
-            var nestedJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JArray>(stringValue);
+            var nestedJson = GetItemArray(value);
             if (nestedJson == null || !nestedJson.Any()) return value.ToString();
 
             foreach (var item in nestedJson.Cast<JObject>())
@@ -49,11 +46,7 @@ public override string GetExportValue(object value, string editorAlias)
 
         public override IEnumerable<uSyncDependency> GetDependencies(object value, string editorAlias, DependencyFlags flags)
         {
-            var stringValue = GetValueAs<string>(value);
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stringValue) || !stringValue.DetectIsJson())
-                return Enumerable.Empty<uSyncDependency>();
-
-            var nestedJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JArray>(stringValue);
+            var nestedJson = GetItemArray(value);
             if (nestedJson == null || !nestedJson.Any())
                 return Enumerable.Empty<uSyncDependency>();
 
@@ -77,6 +70,21 @@ public override IEnumerable<uSyncDependency> GetDependencies(object value, strin
 
             return dependencies;
         }
+
+        private JArray GetItemArray(object value)
+        {
+            var stringValue = GetValueAs<string>(value);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stringValue) || !stringValue.DetectIsJson())
+                return null;
+
+            var token = JToken.Parse(stringValue);
+            switch (token)
+            {
+                case JArray array: return array;
+                case JObject obj: return new JArray(obj);
+                default: return null;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs
index 342c3f1f..e7cbe617 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Mapping/SyncNestedValueMapperBase.cs
@@ -137,10 +137,14 @@ protected JObject GetJsonValue(object value)
             var stringValue = GetValueAs<string>(value);
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stringValue)) return null;
 
-            var jsonValue = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JObject>(stringValue);
-            if (jsonValue == null) return null;
+            var token = JToken.Parse(stringValue);
 
-            return jsonValue;
+            switch(token)
+            {
+                case JObject obj: return obj;
+                case JArray array: return array.FirstOrDefault().ToObject<JObject>();
+                default: return null;
+            }
         }
 
         protected IContentType GetDocType(JObject json, string alias)