diff --git a/src/Database/Type.php b/src/Database/Type.php
index f4393b8fe72..7240f5ba204 100644
--- a/src/Database/Type.php
+++ b/src/Database/Type.php
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class Type
      * @var array
      */
     protected static $_basicTypes = [
-        'string' => ['callback' => 'strval'],
-        'text' => ['callback' => 'strval'],
+        'string' => ['callback' => ['\Cake\Database\Type', 'strval']],
+        'text' => ['callback' => ['\Cake\Database\Type', 'strval']],
         'boolean' => [
             'callback' => ['\Cake\Database\Type', 'boolval'],
             'pdo' => PDO::PARAM_BOOL
@@ -186,10 +186,6 @@ protected function _basicTypeCast($value)
         if ($value === null) {
             return null;
         }
-        if (is_array($value)) {
-            $value = '';
-        }
-
         if (!empty(self::$_basicTypes[$this->_name])) {
             $typeInfo = self::$_basicTypes[$this->_name];
             if (isset($typeInfo['callback'])) {
@@ -236,6 +232,22 @@ public static function boolval($value)
         return !empty($value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Type converter for string values.
+     *
+     * Will convert values into strings
+     *
+     * @param mixed $value The value to convert to a string.
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public static function strval($value)
+    {
+        if (is_array($value)) {
+            $value = '';
+        }
+        return strval($value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generate a new primary key value for a given type.
      *
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Database/TypeTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Database/TypeTest.php
index 786a5249a11..44f5d1692c1 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Database/TypeTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Database/TypeTest.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public function testBooleanToDatabase()
         $this->assertFalse($type->toDatabase(0, $driver));
         $this->assertTrue($type->toDatabase('1', $driver));
         $this->assertFalse($type->toDatabase('0', $driver));
-        $this->assertFalse($type->toDatabase([1, 2], $driver));
+        $this->assertTrue($type->toDatabase([1, 2], $driver));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public function testBooleanToPHP()
         $this->assertFalse($type->toPHP('0', $driver));
         $this->assertFalse($type->toPHP('FALSE', $driver));
         $this->assertFalse($type->toPHP('false', $driver));
-        $this->assertFalse($type->toPHP(['2', '3'], $driver));
+        $this->assertTrue($type->toPHP(['2', '3'], $driver));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public function testBooleanMarshal()
         $this->assertFalse($type->marshal(0));
         $this->assertFalse($type->marshal(''));
         $this->assertFalse($type->marshal('invalid'));
-        $this->assertFalse($type->marshal(['2', '3']));
+        $this->assertTrue($type->marshal(['2', '3']));
     }