diff --git a/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift b/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift
index d08435c..88bd394 100644
--- a/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift
+++ b/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class SocketPacket {
             }
         }
 
-        self.data = newArr
+        self.data = newArr as [AnyObject]
     }
 
     private func _fillInPlaceholders(data:AnyObject) -> AnyObject {