diff --git a/forward_engineering/api.js b/forward_engineering/api.js
index 450d468..c6ba6cd 100644
--- a/forward_engineering/api.js
+++ b/forward_engineering/api.js
@@ -972,6 +972,12 @@ const replaceUdt = (avroSchema, udt) => {
 		}
 	};
 	const extractArrayItem = (schema) => {
+		if (typeof schema.items === 'string') {
+			return {
+				...schema,
+				items: getTypeFromUdt(schema.items, udt),
+			};
+		}
 		const items = convertType(schema.items);
 		const previousType = _.get(schema, 'items.type', items.type);
 		const convertedType = items.type;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bce52b6..46088d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "Avro",
-    "version": "0.1.54",
-    "versionDate": "2021-01-20",
+    "version": "0.1.55",
+    "versionDate": "2021-01-29",
     "author": "hackolade",
     "engines": {
         "hackolade": "3.3.2",