diff --git a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts
index 4a659f6583..b12c648369 100644
--- a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts
@@ -1157,6 +1157,9 @@ export class LexiconEditorController implements angular.IController {
   }
 
   private prepCustomFieldsForUpdate(data: any): any {
+    if (Array.isArray(data)) {
+      return data.map(item => this.prepCustomFieldsForUpdate(item));
+    }
     data.customFields = {};
     for (const fieldName in data) {
       if (data.hasOwnProperty(fieldName)) {