diff --git a/sea.js b/sea.js
index 6bbe1247..b7f24d93 100644
--- a/sea.js
+++ b/sea.js
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@
               // ok, now "certificant" is in the "certificants" list, but is "path" allowed? Check path
               let path = soul.indexOf('/') > -1 ? soul.replace(soul.substring(0, soul.indexOf('/') + 1), '') : ''
               String.match = String.match || Gun.text.match
-              const w = typeof data.w === 'object' || typeof data.w === 'string' ? [data.w] : Array.isArray(data.w) ? data.w : []
+              const w = Array.isArray(data.w) ? data.w : typeof data.w === 'object' || typeof data.w === 'string' ? [data.w] : []
               for (const lex of w) {
                 if ((String.match(path, lex['#']) && String.match(key, lex['.'])) || (!lex['.'] && String.match(path, lex['#'])) || (!lex['#'] && String.match(key, lex['.'])) || String.match((path ? path + '/' + key : key), lex['#'] || lex)) {
                   // is Certificant forced to present in Path
diff --git a/test/sea/sea.js b/test/sea/sea.js
index ba12b0d6..5bc9f92e 100755
--- a/test/sea/sea.js
+++ b/test/sea/sea.js
@@ -586,6 +586,23 @@ describe('SEA', function(){
       })
     }())})
 
+    it('Certify: Public inbox', function(done){(async function(){
+      var alice = await SEA.pair()
+      var bob = await SEA.pair()
+      var cert = await SEA.certify('*', [{"*": "test", "+": "*"}, {"*": "inbox", "+": "*"}], alice)
+      
+      user.auth(bob, () => {
+        var data = Gun.state.lex()
+        gun.get("~" + alice.pub)
+          .get("inbox")
+          .get(user.is.pub)
+          .put(data, ack => {
+            expect(ack.ok).to.be(1)
+            done()
+          }, { opt: { cert } })
+      })
+    }())})
+
     it('Certify: Expiry', function(done){(async function(){
       var alice = await SEA.pair()
       var bob = await SEA.pair()