diff --git a/modules/editor/editor.model.php b/modules/editor/editor.model.php
index 576947789..dfa3a581d 100644
--- a/modules/editor/editor.model.php
+++ b/modules/editor/editor.model.php
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ class EditorModel extends Editor
 		Context::set('content_word_break', $option->content_word_break ?? null);
 		Context::set('editor_autoinsert_types', $option->autoinsert_types ?? (($option->autoinsert_image ?? null) !== 'none' ? self::$default_editor_config['autoinsert_types'] : []));
 		Context::set('editor_autoinsert_position', $option->autoinsert_position ?? ($option->autoinsert_image ?? null));
-		Context::set('editor_additional_css', $option->additional_css ?? '');
-		Context::set('editor_additional_plugins', $option->additional_plugins ?? '');
-		Context::set('editor_remove_plugins', $option->remove_plugins ?? '');
+		Context::set('editor_additional_css', $option->additional_css ?? []);
+		Context::set('editor_additional_plugins', $option->additional_plugins ?? []);
+		Context::set('editor_remove_plugins', $option->remove_plugins ?? []);
 
 		// Set the primary key valueof the document or comments
 		Context::set('editor_primary_key_name', $option->primary_key_name);
diff --git a/modules/editor/skins/ckeditor/config.blade.php b/modules/editor/skins/ckeditor/config.blade.php
index 31766356a..0f586a3a7 100644
--- a/modules/editor/skins/ckeditor/config.blade.php
+++ b/modules/editor/skins/ckeditor/config.blade.php
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ $ckconfig->focus = $editor_focus ?? false;
 $ckconfig->ios_patch = (bool)preg_match('/i(Phone|Pad|Pod)/', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '');
 
 // Plugin configuration
-$ckconfig->add_plugins = $editor_additional_plugins ?? [];
-$ckconfig->remove_plugins = $editor_remove_plugins ?? [];
+$ckconfig->add_plugins = $editor_additional_plugins ?: [];
+$ckconfig->remove_plugins = $editor_remove_plugins ?: [];
 if (!in_array('clipboard', $ckconfig->remove_plugins)) {
 	$ckconfig->add_plugins[] = 'rx_paste';
 }