diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/JsonPathLinkDiscoverer.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/JsonPathLinkDiscoverer.java
index 434bb515..3fbfbbbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/JsonPathLinkDiscoverer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/JsonPathLinkDiscoverer.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.hateoas.client;
 
-import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -161,13 +159,13 @@ public class JsonPathLinkDiscoverer implements LinkDiscoverer {
 	 */
 	private Links createLinksFrom(Object parseResult, LinkRelation rel) {
 
-		if (JSONArray.class.isInstance(parseResult)) {
+		if (List.class.isInstance(parseResult)) {
 
-			JSONArray jsonArray = (JSONArray) parseResult;
+			List<?> list = (List<?>) parseResult;
 
-			return jsonArray.stream() //
-					.flatMap(it -> JSONArray.class.isInstance(it) ? ((JSONArray) it).stream() : Stream.of(it)) //
-					.map(it -> extractLink(it, rel)) //
+			return list.stream()
+					.flatMap(it -> List.class.isInstance(it) ? ((List<?>) it).stream() : Stream.of(it))
+					.map(it -> extractLink(it, rel))
 					.collect(Links.collector());
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/CustomizedHalLinkDiscovererUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/CustomizedHalLinkDiscovererUnitTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49eafc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/CustomizedHalLinkDiscovererUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.hal;
+
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Option;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.DefaultsImpl;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.json.JacksonJsonProvider;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.json.JsonProvider;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper.JacksonMappingProvider;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper.MappingProvider;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests to cover {@link HalLinkDiscovererUnitTest}s with a different {@link JsonPath} {@link Configuration}.
+ *
+ * @author Oliver Drotbohm
+ */
+class CustomizedHalLinkDiscovererUnitTest extends HalLinkDiscovererUnitTest {
+
+	@BeforeAll
+	static void customizeConfiguration() {
+
+		Configuration.setDefaults(new Configuration.Defaults() {
+
+			private final JsonProvider jsonProvider = new JacksonJsonProvider();
+			private final MappingProvider mappingProvider = new JacksonMappingProvider();
+
+			@Override
+			public JsonProvider jsonProvider() {
+				return jsonProvider;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public MappingProvider mappingProvider() {
+				return mappingProvider;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Set<Option> options() {
+				return EnumSet.noneOf(Option.class);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@AfterAll
+	static void resetConfiguration() {
+		Configuration.setDefaults(DefaultsImpl.INSTANCE);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/Jackson2HalFormsIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/Jackson2HalFormsIntegrationTest.java
index 369b2a52..12a35a30 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/Jackson2HalFormsIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/Jackson2HalFormsIntegrationTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Pattern;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -600,8 +599,8 @@ class Jackson2HalFormsIntegrationTest {
 
 		Object actual = JsonPath.compile(path).read(json);
 
-		Object value = JSONArray.class.isInstance(actual) //
-				? JSONArray.class.cast(actual).get(0) //
+		Object value = List.class.isInstance(actual) //
+				? List.class.cast(actual).get(0) //
 				: actual;
 
 		assertThat(value).isEqualTo(expected);