diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php
index 088f4e73c..b82ccf1e8 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php
@@ -1227,6 +1227,8 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_AttributeDefinition { /* {{{ */
 					$values = explode($attrvalue[0], substr($attrvalue, 1));
 				else
 					$values = array($attrvalue);
+			} elseif(is_array($attrvalue)) {
+				$values = $attrvalue;
 			} elseif(is_string($attrvalue) && !$attrvalue) {
 				$values = array();
 			} else
diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml b/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
index 61ab24884..3d95e9911 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  </stability>
  <license uri="http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license">GPL License</license>
  <notes>
+- fix validating multi value attributes
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="SeedDMS" name="/">