diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9bba447..45f852b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cda48d6..a4deaca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/utils/json.utils.ts b/src/utils/json.utils.ts
index 465b200..63a75ef 100644
--- a/src/utils/json.utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/json.utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as jsonSpread from 'json-spread';
 import * as config from '../config';
 import {Logger} from '../logger';
 
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ export function convertJsonData(data: any): any {
     data = this.objectToPropertyArray(
       this.flattenObject(data, true)); // preserve parent path
   }
+  else {
+    // flatten json data array
+    data = jsonSpread(data);
+  }
   return data;
 }