diff --git a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Tray.qml b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Tray.qml
index f80371ca..be55ceb8 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Tray.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Tray.qml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ BarWidget {
   property var activeTrayAnchor: null
   readonly property color foreground: bar ? bar.foreground : Color.foreground
   readonly property string fontFamily: bar ? bar.fontFamily : Style.font.family
-  readonly property var pinnedIds: Array.isArray(settings.pinned) ? settings.pinned : []
-  readonly property var hiddenIds: Array.isArray(settings.hidden) ? settings.hidden : []
+  readonly property var pinnedIds: settings.pinned instanceof Array ? settings.pinned : []
+  readonly property var hiddenIds: settings.hidden instanceof Array ? settings.hidden : []
   readonly property var pinnedItems: bucket("pinned")
   readonly property var drawerItems: bucket("drawer")
   readonly property var allItems: bucket("all")
diff --git a/shell/plugins/panels/tailscale/Panel.qml b/shell/plugins/panels/tailscale/Panel.qml
index 2af0ba4d..0f8f0b4f 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/panels/tailscale/Panel.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/panels/tailscale/Panel.qml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Panel {
   readonly property string fontFamily: bar ? bar.fontFamily : Style.font.family
   readonly property bool showConnections: tailscale.accounts.length > 1 || tailscale.accountsAccessDenied
   readonly property bool showPeers: tailscale.running && tailscale.peers.length > 0
-  readonly property var recentMullvadRegions: Array.isArray(settings.recentMullvadRegions) ? settings.recentMullvadRegions : (Array.isArray(settings.recentMullvadCountries) ? settings.recentMullvadCountries : [])
+  readonly property var recentMullvadRegions: settings.recentMullvadRegions instanceof Array ? settings.recentMullvadRegions : (settings.recentMullvadCountries instanceof Array ? settings.recentMullvadCountries : [])
   readonly property var recentMullvadExitNodes: recentMullvadNodes()
   readonly property var exitNodes: displayExitNodes()
   readonly property bool showExitNodes: tailscale.running && (exitNodes.length > 0 || tailscale.mullvadRegions.length > 0)