diff --git a/api/src/middleware/sanitize-query.ts b/api/src/middleware/sanitize-query.ts
index c1354f91ce..9edd803967 100644
--- a/api/src/middleware/sanitize-query.ts
+++ b/api/src/middleware/sanitize-query.ts
@@ -131,4 +131,6 @@ function sanitizeMeta(rawMeta: any) {
 	if (Array.isArray(rawMeta)) {
 		return rawMeta;
 	}
+
+	return [rawMeta];
 }