diff --git a/plugins/lando-healthcheck/utils/normalize-healthcheck.js b/plugins/lando-healthcheck/utils/normalize-healthcheck.js
index 69d6aca81..a026f9d06 100644
--- a/plugins/lando-healthcheck/utils/normalize-healthcheck.js
+++ b/plugins/lando-healthcheck/utils/normalize-healthcheck.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const defaults = {delay: 1000, retry: 25, user: 'root'};
 module.exports = healthcheck => {
   // if healthcheck is a string then objectify
   if (typeof healthcheck === 'string') healthcheck = {command: healthcheck};
+  // ditto if its an array
+  else if (Array.isArray(healthcheck)) healthcheck = {command: healthcheck};
   // allow cmd shorthand
   if (!healthcheck.command && healthcheck.cmd) healthcheck.command = healthcheck.cmd;
   // merge in defaults and return