diff --git a/lib/Document.php b/lib/Document.php
index b311987d..ac2a05f4 100644
--- a/lib/Document.php
+++ b/lib/Document.php
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public function createProperty(string $name, $value = null, array $parameters =
 
         if (is_null($class)) {
             // If a VALUE parameter is supplied, we should use that.
-            if (isset($parameters['VALUE'])) {
+            if (isset($parameters['VALUE']) && is_string($parameters['VALUE'])) {
                 $class = $this->getClassNameForPropertyValue($parameters['VALUE']);
                 if (is_null($class)) {
                     throw new InvalidDataException('Unsupported VALUE parameter for '.$name.' property. You supplied "'.$parameters['VALUE'].'"');