diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/CommandMapUtil.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/CommandMapUtil.java
index d861ce715f4..287da28c4c6 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/CommandMapUtil.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/CommandMapUtil.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
 import net.ess3.api.IEssentials;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.FormattedCommandAlias;
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ public static JsonObject toJson(IEssentials ess, Command value) {
         } else if (value instanceof FormattedCommandAlias) {
             json.addProperty("source", "commands.yml");
             final JsonArray formatStrings = new JsonArray();
-            for (String entry : ess.getFormattedCommandAliasProvider().getFormatStrings((FormattedCommandAlias) value)) {
-                formatStrings.add(entry);
+            for (final String entry : ess.getFormattedCommandAliasProvider().getFormatStrings((FormattedCommandAlias) value)) {
+                formatStrings.add(new JsonPrimitive(entry));
             }
             json.add("bukkit_aliases", formatStrings);
         }