diff --git a/src/TenantManager.php b/src/TenantManager.php
index 111d0e51..de466648 100644
--- a/src/TenantManager.php
+++ b/src/TenantManager.php
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ final class TenantManager
         foreach ($key as $k => $v) {
             $target[$k] = $v;
 
-            $v = $this->useJson() ? \json_decode($v) : $v;
+            $v = $this->useJson() ? \json_encode($v) : $v;
             $key[$k] = $v;
         }