diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 09a47a24..9d6c56fc 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -4898,7 +4898,7 @@
 			var oSettings = _fnSettingsFromNode( this[DataTable.ext.iApiIndex] );
 			
 			/* Check if we want to add multiple rows or not */
-			if ( $.isArray(mData[0]) )
+			if ( typeof mData[0] === "object" && mData[0] !== null )
 			{
 				for ( var i=0 ; i<mData.length ; i++ )
 				{
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.methods.js b/media/src/api/api.methods.js
index 5754b927..580a23a0 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.methods.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.methods.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ this.fnAddData = function( mData, bRedraw )
 	var oSettings = _fnSettingsFromNode( this[DataTable.ext.iApiIndex] );
 	
 	/* Check if we want to add multiple rows or not */
-	if ( $.isArray(mData[0]) )
+	if ( typeof mData[0] === "object" && mData[0] !== null )
 	{
 		for ( var i=0 ; i<mData.length ; i++ )
 		{