diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/RepositoryAwareJacksonModule.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/RepositoryAwareJacksonModule.java
index a184961fb..8a7f97a3f 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/RepositoryAwareJacksonModule.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/RepositoryAwareJacksonModule.java
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ public class RepositoryAwareJacksonModule extends SimpleModule implements Initia
               }
 
               if((tok = jp.nextToken()) == JsonToken.START_ARRAY) {
+				// advance past the start_array token
+				jp.nextToken();
                 do {
                   Object cval = jp.readValueAs(attrMeta.elementType());
                   c.add(cval);
@@ -301,6 +303,8 @@ public class RepositoryAwareJacksonModule extends SimpleModule implements Initia
               }
 
               if((tok = jp.nextToken()) == JsonToken.START_ARRAY) {
+				// advance past the start_array token
+				jp.nextToken();
                 do {
                   Object sval = jp.readValueAs(attrMeta.elementType());
                   s.add(sval);