diff --git a/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc b/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc
index 0d34da48bddfa13480baa5a7f60385c35b867ebc..c0cab10204f3104ffc149d3b3999129398292e30 100644
--- a/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc
+++ b/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_query($path, stdClass $data = NULL, $method = 'P
  */
 function uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_ticket_create(stdClass $jira_ticket) {
   $result = uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_query('issue', $jira_ticket);
-  if (is_array($result)) {
+  if (is_object($result)) {
     foreach ($result as $key => $value) {
       $jira_ticket->$key = $value;
     }