diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
index d52b0c728c..2f163de2dd 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ class Link extends Etemplate\Widget
 			// keep values added into request by other ajax-functions, eg. files draged into htmlarea (Vfs)
 			if ((!$value || !$value['to_id']) && is_array($expand['cont'][$this->id]) && !empty($expand['cont'][$this->id]['to_id']))
 			{
+				if (!is_array($value)) $value = array(
+					'to_app' => $expand['cont'][$this->id]['to_app'],
+				);
 				$value['to_id'] = $expand['cont'][$this->id]['to_id'];
 			}