diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js
index 1b6a2dd92..55719e74f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ const buildEmptyJsonBody = (bodySchema) => {
   each(bodySchema.properties || {}, (prop, name) => {
     if (prop.type === 'object') {
       _jsonBody[name] = buildEmptyJsonBody(prop);
-      // handle arrays
     } else if (prop.type === 'array') {
-      _jsonBody[name] = [];
+      if (prop.items && prop.items.type === 'object') {
+        _jsonBody[name] = [buildEmptyJsonBody(prop.items)];
+      } else {
+        _jsonBody[name] = [];
+      }
     } else {
       _jsonBody[name] = '';
     }
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@ const transformOpenapiRequestItem = (request) => {
         let _jsonBody = buildEmptyJsonBody(bodySchema);
         brunoRequestItem.request.body.json = JSON.stringify(_jsonBody, null, 2);
       }
+      if (bodySchema && bodySchema.type === 'array') {
+        brunoRequestItem.request.body.json = JSON.stringify([buildEmptyJsonBody(bodySchema.items)], null, 2);
+      }
     } else if (mimeType === 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded') {
       brunoRequestItem.request.body.mode = 'formUrlEncoded';
       if (bodySchema && bodySchema.type === 'object') {