diff --git a/Config_File.class.php b/Config_File.class.php
index 0c1c8fbf..2e857dd5 100644
--- a/Config_File.class.php
+++ b/Config_File.class.php
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class Config_File extends PEAR {
 				return $this->_config_data[$file_name]["sections"][$section_name]["vars"][$var_name];
 		} else {
 			if (empty($section_name))
-				return $this->_config_data[$file_name]["vars"];
+				return (array)$this->_config_data[$file_name]["vars"];
 			else
-				return $this->_config_data[$file_name]["sections"][$section_name]["vars"];
+				return (array)$this->_config_data[$file_name]["sections"][$section_name]["vars"];
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/libs/Config_File.class.php b/libs/Config_File.class.php
index 0c1c8fbf..2e857dd5 100644
--- a/libs/Config_File.class.php
+++ b/libs/Config_File.class.php
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class Config_File extends PEAR {
 				return $this->_config_data[$file_name]["sections"][$section_name]["vars"][$var_name];
 		} else {
 			if (empty($section_name))
-				return $this->_config_data[$file_name]["vars"];
+				return (array)$this->_config_data[$file_name]["vars"];
 			else
-				return $this->_config_data[$file_name]["sections"][$section_name]["vars"];
+				return (array)$this->_config_data[$file_name]["sections"][$section_name]["vars"];
 		}
 	}