diff --git a/operation.go b/operation.go
index f207413d2..11bc6e156 100644
--- a/operation.go
+++ b/operation.go
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func (operation *Operation) ParseParamComment(commentLine string, astFile *ast.F
 		case "primitive":
 			param.Schema.Type = spec.StringOrArray{refType}
 		case "array":
+			param.Schema.Type = spec.StringOrArray{objectType}
 			param.Schema.Items = &spec.SchemaOrArray{
 				Schema: &spec.Schema{
 					SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{},
diff --git a/operation_test.go b/operation_test.go
index f3d5273af..dcf9044b9 100644
--- a/operation_test.go
+++ b/operation_test.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func TestParseParamCommentBodyArray(t *testing.T) {
             "in": "body",
             "required": true,
             "schema": {
-                "type": "string",
+                "type": "array",
                 "items": {
                     "type": "string"
                 }