diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0888a7eb5..770164556 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
   - Add possibility to enable the feature DtcSupportEnabled (SQL Server 2016 or
     later only). The feature currently can't be altered once the Availability
     Group is created.
+  - Changes to xSQLServerRole
+    - Running Get-DscConfiguration no longer throws an error saying property
+      Members is not an array ([Issue #790](https://github.com/PowerShell/xSQLServer/issues/790)).
 
 ## 8.1.0.0
 
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xSQLServerRole/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.psm1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xSQLServerRole/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.psm1
index 18c41b3da..8c01065db 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xSQLServerRole/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.psm1
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xSQLServerRole/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.psm1
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function Get-TargetResource
         {
             try
             {
-                $membersInRole = $sqlServerRoleObject.EnumMemberNames()
+                [System.String[]] $membersInRole = $sqlServerRoleObject.EnumMemberNames()
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.Tests.ps1
index 9237e198c..83bf2e3a5 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xSQLServerRole.Tests.ps1
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ try
                     Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
                 }
 
+                # Regression test for issue #790
+                It 'Should return the members as string array' {
+                    $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
+                    ($result.Members -is [String[]]) | Should Be $true
+
+                    Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
+                }
+
                 It 'Should return the same values as passed as parameters' {
                     $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
                     $result.SQLServer | Should Be $testParameters.SQLServer
@@ -264,6 +272,14 @@ try
                     Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
                 }
 
+                # Regression test for issue #790
+                It 'Should return the members as string array' {
+                    $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
+                    ($result.Members -is [String[]]) | Should Be $true
+
+                    Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
+                }
+
                 It 'Should return the same values as passed as parameters' {
                     $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
                     $result.SQLServer | Should Be $testParameters.SQLServer
@@ -295,6 +311,14 @@ try
                     Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
                 }
 
+                # Regression test for issue #790
+                It 'Should return the members as string array' {
+                    $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
+                    ($result.Members -is [String[]]) | Should Be $true
+
+                    Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
+                }
+
                 It 'Should return the same values as passed as parameters' {
                     $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
                     $result.SQLServer | Should Be $testParameters.SQLServer
@@ -425,6 +449,14 @@ try
                     Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
                 }
 
+                # Regression test for issue #790
+                It 'Should return the members as string array' {
+                    $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
+                    ($result.Members -is [String[]]) | Should Be $true
+
+                    Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
+                }
+
                 It 'Should return the same values as passed as parameters' {
                     $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
                     $result.SQLServer | Should Be $testParameters.SQLServer
@@ -456,6 +488,14 @@ try
                     Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
                 }
 
+                # Regression test for issue #790
+                It 'Should return the members as string array' {
+                    $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
+                    ($result.Members -is [String[]]) | Should Be $true
+
+                    Assert-MockCalled Connect-SQL -Exactly -Times 1 -Scope It
+                }
+
                 It 'Should return the same values as passed as parameters' {
                     $result = Get-TargetResource @testParameters
                     $result.SQLServer | Should Be $testParameters.SQLServer