diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index 0eb0f86f5..1443bfaa3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ sub _build_assetKeywords {
     my $self = shift;
     my $session = $self->session;
     my $keywords = WebGUI::Keyword->new($session);
-    return $keywords->getKeywordsForAsset({asset => $self, asArrayRef => 1 });
+    return $keywords->getKeywordsForAsset({asset => $self, });
 }
 
 around BUILDARGS => sub {
diff --git a/t/Asset.t b/t/Asset.t
index 31af7bd84..79fa4ec4e 100644
--- a/t/Asset.t
+++ b/t/Asset.t
@@ -363,16 +363,16 @@ my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
     });
     WebGUI::Test->addToCleanup($asset);
     can_ok($asset, 'keywords');
-    $asset->keywords('chess set');
-    is ($asset->keywords, 'chess set', 'set and get of keywords via direct accessor');
-    is ($asset->get('keywords'), 'chess set', 'via get method');
+    $asset->keywords('chess set, checkers board');
+    is ($asset->keywords, 'chess set, checkers board', 'set and get of keywords via direct accessor');
+    is ($asset->get('keywords'), 'chess set, checkers board', 'via get method');
     my $keygate = WebGUI::Keyword->new($session);
     is $keygate->getKeywordsForAsset({assetId => $asset->getId}), '', 'not persisted to the db';
     $asset->write;
-    is $keygate->getKeywordsForAsset({assetId => $asset->assetId}), 'chess set', 'written to the db';
+    is $keygate->getKeywordsForAsset({assetId => $asset->assetId}), 'checkers board, chess set', 'written to the db';
 
     my $asset_copy = $asset->cloneFromDb;
-    is $asset->keywords, 'chess set', 'refreshed from db';
+    is $asset->keywords, 'chess set, checkers board', 'refreshed from db';
 
     my $asset2 = $default->addChild({
         className => 'WebGUI::Asset::Snippet',