diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index ac7db378602..f0664a72c72 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
             op.isMapContainer = Boolean.TRUE;
           else if ("list".equalsIgnoreCase(cm.containerType))
             op.isListContainer = Boolean.TRUE;
+          else if ("array".equalsIgnoreCase(cm.containerType))
+            op.isListContainer = Boolean.TRUE;
         }
         else
           op.returnSimpleType = true;