diff --git a/Net/URL2.php b/Net/URL2.php
index 9c1dc26..51f3735 100755
--- a/Net/URL2.php
+++ b/Net/URL2.php
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ private function _queryArrayByKey($key, $value, array $array = array())
             // array
             $brackets = substr($key, $offset);
             if (!isset($array[$name])) {
-                $array[$name] = null;
+                $array[$name] = array();
             }
             $array[$name] = $this->_queryArrayByBrackets(
                 $brackets, $value, $array[$name]
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ private function _queryArrayByKey($key, $value, array $array = array())
      * @throws Exception
      * @return array
      */
-    private function _queryArrayByBrackets($buffer, $value, array $array = null)
+    private function _queryArrayByBrackets($buffer, $value, array $array)
     {
         $entry = &$array;