diff --git a/src/lua/zencode_data.lua b/src/lua/zencode_data.lua
index 0f34ced12..bd5a30fab 100644
--- a/src/lua/zencode_data.lua
+++ b/src/lua/zencode_data.lua
@@ -355,12 +355,13 @@ end
 		  return data
        elseif dt == 'zenroom.big' then
         zencode_assert(fun ~= to_number_f and fun ~= O.to_mnemonic, "Encoding not valid for integers")
-        if fun == O.to_string then fun = BIG.to_decimal end
-        if fun ~= BIG.to_decimal then
+        local correct_fun = fun
+        if correct_fun == O.to_string then correct_fun = BIG.to_decimal end
+        if correct_fun ~= BIG.to_decimal then
           zencode_assert(BIG.zenpositive(data), "Negative integers can not be encoded")
           data = data:octet()
         end
-        return fun(data)
+        return correct_fun(data)
        elseif dt == 'zenroom.float' or dt == 'zenroom.time' then
 		    return to_number_f(data)
        elseif iszen(dt) then
diff --git a/src/lua/zencode_then.lua b/src/lua/zencode_then.lua
index ca4ee62f5..af545ff5a 100644
--- a/src/lua/zencode_then.lua
+++ b/src/lua/zencode_then.lua
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ local function then_outcast(val, key, enc)
       error("Then outcast called on empty variable", 2)
    end
    local fun
-   local codec
    if enc then
 	  fun = get_encoding_function(enc)
       if ZEN.schemas[enc] then
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ local function then_outcast(val, key, enc)
    else
 	  fun = default_export_f
    end
-   return deepmap(fun,val)
+   return deepmap(fun, val)
 end
 
 local function then_insert(dest, val, key)
@@ -338,4 +337,3 @@ Then("print object named by ''", function(name)
 	   OUT[real_name] = then_outcast( val, real_name )
 	end
 end)
-
diff --git a/test/zencode/array.bats b/test/zencode/array.bats
index 05b00f073..d53cb3f1e 100755
--- a/test/zencode/array.bats
+++ b/test/zencode/array.bats
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ and I rename the 'array' to 'bonnetjes'
 Then print the 'bonnetjes'
 EOF
     save_output arr.json
-  
+
 }
 
 @test "When I create the size of" {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Given I have a 'string array' named 'haystack'
 and I have a 'number' named 'quorum'
 and I have a 'string' named 'needle'
 When I verify the 'needle' is found in 'haystack' at least 'quorum' times
-Then Print the string 'Success' 
+Then Print the string 'Success'
 EOF
     save_output "needle_in_haystack.json"
     assert_output '{"output":["Success"]}'
@@ -1020,3 +1020,27 @@ EOF
     save_output 'copy_from_schema_array.json'
     assert_output '{"copy":{"address":"0x2B8070975AF995Ef7eb949AE28ee7706B9039504","signature":"0xed8f36c71989f8660e8f5d4adbfd8f1c0288cca90d3a5330b7bf735d71ab52fe7ba0a7827dc4ba707431f1c10babd389f658f8e208b89390a9be3c097579a2ff1b"}}'
 }
+
+@test "print array with integers in it" {
+    cat << EOF | save_asset print_array_with_int.data.json
+{
+  "integer": "5",
+  "string": "a",
+  "another_string": "b"
+}
+EOF
+    cat << EOF | zexe print_array_with_int.zen print_array_with_int.data.json
+Given I have a 'integer'
+Given I have a 'string'
+Given I have a 'string' named 'another_string'
+
+When I create the 'string array' named 'res'
+When I move 'string' in 'res'
+When I move 'integer' in 'res'
+When I move 'another_string' in 'res'
+
+Then print the 'res'
+EOF
+    save_output print_array_with_int.out.json
+    assert_output '{"res":["a","5","b"]}'
+}