diff --git a/Command/AbstractPropelCommand.php b/Command/AbstractPropelCommand.php
index ba93c19..314844f 100644
--- a/Command/AbstractPropelCommand.php
+++ b/Command/AbstractPropelCommand.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ abstract class AbstractPropelCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
         // build.properties
         $this->createBuildPropertiesFile($kernel, $this->cacheDir.'/build.properties');
 
-        // buidtime-conf.xml
+        // buildtime-conf.xml
         $this->createBuildTimeFile($this->cacheDir.'/buildtime-conf.xml');
 
         // Verbosity
diff --git a/DataFixtures/Dumper/AbstractDataDumper.php b/DataFixtures/Dumper/AbstractDataDumper.php
index 498c508..a892e7b 100644
--- a/DataFixtures/Dumper/AbstractDataDumper.php
+++ b/DataFixtures/Dumper/AbstractDataDumper.php
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ abstract class AbstractDataDumper extends AbstractDataHandler implements DataDum
                                 }
                             }
                             elseif (!$isPrimaryKey || ($isPrimaryKey && !$tableMap->isUseIdGenerator())) {
+                                if (!empty($row[$col]) && 'ARRAY' === $column->getType()) {
+                                    $serialized = substr($row[$col], 2, -2);
+                                    $row[$col] = $serialized ? explode(' | ', $serialized) : array();
+                                }
+
                                 // We did not want auto incremented primary keys
                                 $values[$col] = $row[$col];
                             }
diff --git a/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php b/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
index 32435a4..bd24f5d 100644
--- a/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
+++ b/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
@@ -150,10 +150,19 @@ abstract class AbstractDataLoader extends AbstractDataHandler implements DataLoa
                 }
 
                 foreach ($data as $name => $value) {
-                    if (is_array($value) && 's' == substr($name, -1)) {
-                        // many to many relationship
-                        $this->loadManyToMany($obj, substr($name, 0, -1), $value);
-                        continue;
+                    try {
+                        if (is_array($value) && 's' === substr($name, -1)) {
+                            // many to many relationship
+                            $this->loadManyToMany($obj, substr($name, 0, -1), $value);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    } catch (\PropelException $e) {
+                        // Check whether this is actually an array stored in the object.
+                        if ('Cannot fetch TableMap for undefined table: '.substr($name, 0, -1) === $e->getMessage()) {
+                            if ('ARRAY' !== $tableMap->getColumn($name)->getType()) {
+                                throw $e;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
 
                     $isARealColumn = true;
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDataLoader extends AbstractDataHandler implements DataLoa
                             $relatedTable = $this->dbMap->getTable($column->getRelatedTableName());
                             if (!isset($this->object_references[$relatedTable->getClassname().'_'.$value])) {
                                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-                                    sprintf('The object "%s" from class "%s" is not defined in your data file.', $value, $relatedTable->getPhpName())
+                                    sprintf('The object "%s" from class "%s" is not defined in your data file.', $value, $relatedTable->getClassname())
                                 );
                             }
                             $value = $this