diff --git a/pkg/api/server.go b/pkg/api/server.go
index 8e122de333b..9604275f6d3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server.go
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ func Start() {
 
 		_ = os.Mkdir(downloads, 0755)
 
-		config.Set(config.Stash, stash)
+		// #536 - set stash as slice of strings
+		config.Set(config.Stash, []string{stash})
 		config.Set(config.Generated, generated)
 		config.Set(config.Metadata, metadata)
 		config.Set(config.Cache, cache)