diff --git a/ext/config/adapter/ini.c b/ext/config/adapter/ini.c
index 7c20fcd3e0f..69e412e1367 100755
--- a/ext/config/adapter/ini.c
+++ b/ext/config/adapter/ini.c
@@ -130,8 +130,23 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Config_Adapter_Ini, __construct){
 		PHALCON_GET_HKEY(section, ah0, hp0);
 		PHALCON_GET_HVALUE(directives);
 	
+		if (unlikely(Z_TYPE_P(directives) != IS_ARRAY)) {
+			Z_ADDREF_P(directives);
+			if (phalcon_array_update_zval(&config, section, &directives, 0 TSRMLS_CC) != SUCCESS) {
+				Z_DELREF_P(directives);
+			}
+			zend_hash_move_forward_ex(ah0, &hp0);
+			continue;
+	}
+	
 		phalcon_is_iterable(directives, &ah1, &hp1, 0, 0);
 	
+		if (zend_hash_num_elements(ah1) == 0) {
+			phalcon_array_update_zval(&config, section, &directives, 0 TSRMLS_CC);
+			zend_hash_move_forward_ex(ah0, &hp0);
+			continue;
+		}
+	
 		while (zend_hash_get_current_data_ex(ah1, (void**) &hd, &hp1) == SUCCESS) {
 	
 			PHALCON_GET_HKEY(key, ah1, hp1);