diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd8286e..9beac87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@
 # easy-i18n Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Exception on json array value mapping
 
 ## [3.0.0]
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-- The local file structure of your translation files must be configured in the settings menu
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+- The local file structure of your translation files must be configured in the settings menu
 
-### Added
-- Modularization supports namespace or locale module
-- Full namespace / locale module support for all file types
-- Support for object and array elements inside json arrays
-- IDE integrated error report functionality
+### Added
+- Modularization supports namespace or locale module
+- Full namespace / locale module support for all file types
+- Support for object and array elements inside json arrays
+- IDE integrated error report functionality
 
-### Changed
-- Improve exception handling on IO operations
-- Update dependencies
+### Changed
+- Improve exception handling on IO operations
+- Update dependencies
 
-### Fixed
-- Character unescaping for '.properties' files
+### Fixed
+- Character unescaping for '.properties' files
 - Exception on json files without any content
 
 ## [2.0.0]
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/parser/json/JsonArrayMapper.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/parser/json/JsonArrayMapper.java
index 13477fc..da43c87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/parser/json/JsonArrayMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/parser/json/JsonArrayMapper.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class JsonArrayMapper extends ArrayMapper {
 
     public static String read(JsonArray array) {
         return read(array.iterator(), (jsonElement -> jsonElement.isJsonArray() || jsonElement.isJsonObject()
-                ? jsonElement.toString()
+                ? "\\" + jsonElement
                 : jsonElement.getAsString()));
     }
 
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ public class JsonArrayMapper extends ArrayMapper {
         JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
 
         write(concat, (element) -> {
-            if(element.startsWith("{") && element.endsWith("}")) {
-                array.add(GSON.fromJson(element, JsonObject.class));
-            } else if (element.startsWith("[") && element.endsWith("]")) {
-                array.add(GSON.fromJson(element, JsonArray.class));
+            if(element.startsWith("\\")) {
+                array.add(GSON.fromJson(element.replace("\\", ""), JsonElement.class));
             } else {
                 array.add(element);
             }