diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget.php
index 78941148e3..a3f41e0f23 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget.php
@@ -553,12 +553,21 @@ class Widget
 			$method = new ReflectionMethod($this, $method_name);
 			foreach($method->getParameters() as $index => $param)
 			{
-				if(!$param->isOptional() && !array_key_exists($index,$params))
+				if(!$param->isOptional() && !array_key_exists($index, $params))
 				{
 					error_log("Missing required parameter {$param->getPosition()}: {$param->getName()}");
 					$call = false;
 				}
-				if($param->isArray() && !is_array($params[$index]))
+				// Check to see if method wants an array, and we're providing it
+				$paramType = $param->getType();
+				if(!$paramType)
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+				$types = $paramType instanceof \ReflectionUnionType
+					? $paramType->getTypes()
+					: [$paramType];
+				if(in_array('array', array_map(fn(\ReflectionNamedType $t) => $t->getName(), $types)) && !is_array($params[$index]))
 				{
 					error_log("$method_name expects an array for {$param->getPosition()}: {$param->getName()}");
 					$params[$index] = (array)$params[$index];