From d5fddd303ca7de29311aee91ba78c67c6e638dcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Cramer <ryan@processwire.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:09:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix issue processwire/processwire-issues#2116

---
 wire/core/TemplateFile.php | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/wire/core/TemplateFile.php b/wire/core/TemplateFile.php
index 7ed025b7..415cc61d 100644
--- a/wire/core/TemplateFile.php
+++ b/wire/core/TemplateFile.php
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class TemplateFile extends WireData {
 	/**
 	 * Render the template: execute it and return its output
 	 *
-	 * @return string The output of the Template File
+	 * @return string|array The output of the Template File
 	 * @throws WireException|\Exception Throws WireException if file not exist + any exceptions thrown by included file(s)
 	 *
 	 */
@@ -351,8 +351,9 @@ class TemplateFile extends WireData {
 
 		if($this->trim) $out = trim($out); 
 		
-		if(!strlen($out) && !$this->halt && $this->returnValue && $this->returnValue !== 1) {
-			return $this->returnValue;
+		if(!strlen($out) && !$this->halt) { 
+			if(is_array($this->returnValue)) return $this->returnValue;
+			if($this->returnValue && $this->returnValue !== 1) return $this->returnValue;
 		}
 		
 		return $out;