diff --git a/code/StringTagField.php b/code/StringTagField.php
index 159f268..0b265c9 100644
--- a/code/StringTagField.php
+++ b/code/StringTagField.php
@@ -270,10 +270,20 @@ class StringTagField extends DropdownField
 
         $name = $this->getName();
 
-        $record->$name = join(',', $this->Value());
+        $record->$name = $this->dataValue();
         $record->write();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ensure that arrays are imploded before being saved
+     *
+     * @return mixed|string
+     */
+    public function dataValue()
+    {
+        return implode(',', $this->value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a JSON string of tags, for lazy loading.
      *