diff --git a/Database.php b/Database.php
index b1bdf1d..905b9fb 100644
--- a/Database.php
+++ b/Database.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Database
         $status_message = Database::create_status_code($error, $values);
         $meta = array('status'=>$error, 'message'=>$status_message);
         if($error != 0){
-            $data = '';
+            $data = array();
         }
         $response_element_json = json_encode(array('meta'=>$meta, 'data'=>$data), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
         return $response_element_json;