diff --git a/lib/list.js b/lib/list.js
index 93bcb755..6a639f09 100644
--- a/lib/list.js
+++ b/lib/list.js
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ function List(items, itemType, parent) {
     try {
       items = JSON.parse(items);
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error(util.format('could not create List from JSON string: %j', items));
+      var err = new Error(util.format('could not create List from JSON string: %j', items));
+      err.statusCode = 400;
+      throw err;
     }
   }
 
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ function List(items, itemType, parent) {
 
   items = items || [];
   if (!Array.isArray(items)) {
-    throw new Error(util.format('Items must be an array: %j', items));
+    var err = new Error(util.format('Items must be an array: %j', items));
+    err.statusCode = 400;
+    throw err;
   }
 
   if(!itemType) {
diff --git a/test/datatype.test.js b/test/datatype.test.js
index 3c542e2e..278f368d 100644
--- a/test/datatype.test.js
+++ b/test/datatype.test.js
@@ -23,6 +23,32 @@ describe('datatypes', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should return 400 when property of type array is set to string value',
+    function (done) {
+      var myModel = db.define('myModel', {
+        list: { type: ['object'] }
+      });
+
+      (function(){
+        myModel.create({ list: 'This string will crash the server' });
+      }).should.throw({ statusCode: 400 });
+
+      done();
+  });
+
+  it('should return 400 when property of type array is set to object value',
+    function (done) {
+      var myModel = db.define('myModel', {
+        list: { type: ['object'] }
+      });
+
+      (function(){
+        myModel.create({ list: { key: 'This string will crash the server' } });
+      }).should.throw({ statusCode: 400 });
+
+      done();
+  });
+
   it('should keep types when get read data from db', function (done) {
     var d = new Date, id;