diff --git a/DataFixtures/Dumper/AbstractDataDumper.php b/DataFixtures/Dumper/AbstractDataDumper.php
index 2fbc64c..1985c9b 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 c4bb9ea..2ab531a 100644
--- a/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
+++ b/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
@@ -161,10 +161,19 @@ 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;
diff --git a/Tests/DataFixtures/Dumper/YamlDataDumperTest.php b/Tests/DataFixtures/Dumper/YamlDataDumperTest.php
index 25876e1..9a55703 100644
--- a/Tests/DataFixtures/Dumper/YamlDataDumperTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DataFixtures/Dumper/YamlDataDumperTest.php
@@ -25,16 +25,18 @@ class YamlDataDumperTest extends TestCase
     fb1:
         Id: 10
         Title: Hello
+        Tags: null
     fb2:
         Id: 20
         Title: World
+        Tags: [foo, bar, baz]
 
 YML;
 
         $array = array(
             '\Foo\Bar' => array(
-                'fb1' => array('Id' => 10, 'Title' => 'Hello'),
-                'fb2' => array('Id' => 20, 'Title' => 'World')
+                'fb1' => array('Id' => 10, 'Title' => 'Hello', 'Tags' => null),
+                'fb2' => array('Id' => 20, 'Title' => 'World', 'Tags' => array('foo', 'bar', 'baz'))
             )
         );
 
diff --git a/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php b/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php
index adbd0a1..4ff6249 100644
--- a/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ class YamlDataLoaderTest extends TestCase
     fb1:
         Id: 10
         Title: Hello
+        Tags: null
     fb2:
         Id: 20
         Title: World
+        Tags: [foo, bar, baz]
 YML;
         $this->tmpfile = (string) tmpfile();
         file_put_contents($this->tmpfile, $fixtures);
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ YML;
         $this->assertEquals(2, count($subarray), 'There is two fixtures objects');
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('fb1', $subarray);
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('fb2', $subarray);
+        $this->assertTrue(is_array($subarray['fb2']['Tags']));
+        $this->assertEquals(array('foo', 'bar', 'baz'), $subarray['fb2']['Tags']);
     }
 }