diff --git a/src/services/BlockService/CheckboxProcessor.tsx b/src/services/BlockService/CheckboxProcessor.tsx
index aad0151c..c2c7c41b 100644
--- a/src/services/BlockService/CheckboxProcessor.tsx
+++ b/src/services/BlockService/CheckboxProcessor.tsx
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ export const processCheckboxes = async (flow: Flow, block: Block, path: keyof Fl
 		if (parsedCheckboxes instanceof Promise) {
 			parsedCheckboxes = await parsedCheckboxes;
 		}
-	} else if (Array.isArray(checkboxes)) {
-		parsedCheckboxes = {items: checkboxes};
 	} else {
 		parsedCheckboxes = checkboxes;
 	}
 
+	// if array provided, transform to object with default values
+	if (Array.isArray(parsedCheckboxes)) {
+		parsedCheckboxes = {items: parsedCheckboxes};
+	}
+
 	// nothing to render if no items present
 	if (!("items" in parsedCheckboxes)) {
 		return;
diff --git a/src/services/BlockService/OptionProcessor.tsx b/src/services/BlockService/OptionProcessor.tsx
index dabc7112..c51c14b4 100644
--- a/src/services/BlockService/OptionProcessor.tsx
+++ b/src/services/BlockService/OptionProcessor.tsx
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ export const processOptions = async (flow: Flow, block: Block, path: keyof Flow,
 		if (parsedOptions instanceof Promise) {
 			parsedOptions = await parsedOptions;
 		}
-	} else if (Array.isArray(options)) {
-		parsedOptions = {items: options};
 	} else {
 		parsedOptions = options;
 	}
 
+	// if array provided, transform to object with default values
+	if (Array.isArray(parsedOptions)) {
+		parsedOptions = {items: parsedOptions};
+	}
+
 	// nothing to render if no items present
 	if (!("items" in parsedOptions)) {
 		return;