diff --git a/src/Tenant.php b/src/Tenant.php
index 418b78fa..0f14eaac 100644
--- a/src/Tenant.php
+++ b/src/Tenant.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Tenant extends Model
 
     public function getConnectionName()
     {
-        return config('tenancy.storage.db.connection') ?: config('database.default');
+        return config('tenancy.storage.db.connection');
     }
 
     public static function getAllTenants(array $uuids)
diff --git a/src/TenantManager.php b/src/TenantManager.php
index 5c10d80c..de466648 100644
--- a/src/TenantManager.php
+++ b/src/TenantManager.php
@@ -273,16 +273,23 @@ final class TenantManager
     {
         $uuid = $uuid ?: $this->tenant['uuid'];
 
+        // todo make this cache work with arrays
         if (\array_key_exists('uuid', $this->tenant) && $uuid === $this->tenant['uuid'] &&
             ! \is_array($key) && \array_key_exists($key, $this->tenant)) {
             return $this->tenant[$key];
         }
 
         if (\is_array($key)) {
-            return $this->jsonDecodeArrayValues($this->storage->getMany($uuid, $key));
+            $data = $this->storage->getMany($uuid, $key);
+            $data = $this->useJson() ? $this->jsonDecodeArrayValues($data) : $data;
+
+            return $data;
         }
 
-        return \json_decode($this->storage->get($uuid, $key), true);
+        $data = $this->storage->get($uuid, $key);
+        $data = $this->useJson() ? \json_decode($data, true) : $data;
+
+        return $data;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -319,7 +326,13 @@ final class TenantManager
         }
 
         if (! \is_null($value)) {
-            return $target[$key] = \json_decode($this->storage->put($uuid, $key, \json_encode($value)), true);
+            if ($this->useJson()) {
+                $data = \json_decode($this->storage->put($uuid, $key, \json_encode($value)), true);
+            } else {
+                $data = $this->storage->put($uuid, $key, $value);
+            }
+
+            return $target[$key] = $data;
         }
 
         if (! \is_array($key)) {
@@ -328,10 +341,15 @@ final class TenantManager
 
         foreach ($key as $k => $v) {
             $target[$k] = $v;
-            $key[$k] = \json_encode($v);
+
+            $v = $this->useJson() ? \json_encode($v) : $v;
+            $key[$k] = $v;
         }
 
-        return $this->jsonDecodeArrayValues($this->storage->putMany($uuid, $key));
+        $data = $this->storage->putMany($uuid, $key);
+        $data = $this->useJson() ? $this->jsonDecodeArrayValues($data) : $data;
+
+        return $data;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/TenantStorageTest.php b/tests/TenantStorageTest.php
index da32f228..2dd3e1b8 100644
--- a/tests/TenantStorageTest.php
+++ b/tests/TenantStorageTest.php
@@ -131,15 +131,19 @@ class TenantStorageTest extends TestCase
     {
         tenancy()->put('someBool', false);
         $this->assertSame('boolean', \gettype(tenancy()->get('someBool')));
+        $this->assertSame('boolean', \gettype(tenancy()->get(['someBool'])[0]));
 
         tenancy()->put('someInt', 5);
         $this->assertSame('integer', \gettype(tenancy()->get('someInt')));
+        $this->assertSame('integer', \gettype(tenancy()->get(['someInt'])[0]));
 
         tenancy()->put('someDouble', 11.40);
         $this->assertSame('double', \gettype(tenancy()->get('someDouble')));
+        $this->assertSame('double', \gettype(tenancy()->get(['someDouble'])[0]));
 
         tenancy()->put('string', 'foo');
         $this->assertSame('string', \gettype(tenancy()->get('string')));
+        $this->assertSame('string', \gettype(tenancy()->get(['string'])[0]));
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -147,9 +151,21 @@ class TenantStorageTest extends TestCase
     {
         config(['tenancy.storage.db.connection' => 'foo']);
         $this->assertSame('foo', (new Tenant)->getConnectionName());
+    }
 
-        config(['tenancy.storage.db.connection' => null]);
-        config(['database.default' => 'foobar']);
-        $this->assertSame('foobar', (new Tenant)->getConnectionName());
+    /** @test */
+    public function retrieving_data_without_cache_works()
+    {
+        tenant()->create('foo.localhost');
+        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
+
+        tenancy()->put('foo', 'bar');
+        $this->assertSame('bar', tenancy()->get('foo'));
+        $this->assertSame(['bar'], tenancy()->get(['foo']));
+
+        tenancy()->end();
+        tenancy()->init('foo.localhost');
+        $this->assertSame('bar', tenancy()->get('foo'));
+        $this->assertSame(['bar'], tenancy()->get(['foo']));
     }
 }