diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console.php b/cake/console/libs/console.php
index 9d7f9aa4930..19b075092fb 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console.php
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ function main($command = null) {
 					if ($this->__isValidModel($modelToSave)) {
 						// Extract the array of data we are trying to build
 						list($foo, $data) = explode("->save", $command);
-						$badChars = array("(", ")");
-						$data = str_replace($badChars, "", $data);
+						$data = preg_replace('/^\(*(array)?\(*(.+?)\)*$/i', '\\2', $data);
 						$saveCommand = "\$this->{$modelToSave}->save(array('{$modelToSave}' => array({$data})));";
 						@eval($saveCommand);
 						$this->out('Saved record for ' . $modelToSave);
@@ -336,4 +335,4 @@ function __loadRoutes() {
 		return true;
 	}
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>