diff --git a/js/ui/components/DataStatementForm.js b/js/ui/components/DataStatementForm.js
index 2d11bb57..edb69ea8 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/DataStatementForm.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/DataStatementForm.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ pkp.Vue.component('data-statement-form', {
 		shouldShowField(field) {
 			const dataStatementTypesField = this.fields.find(
 				(field) => field.name === 'dataStatementTypes'
-			)
-			if (dataStatementTypesField.value === null) {
+			);
+			if (!Array.isArray(dataStatementTypesField.value)) {
 				dataStatementTypesField.value = [];
 			}
 			if (
diff --git a/version.xml b/version.xml
index 47e3ac83..8a3563d4 100644
--- a/version.xml
+++ b/version.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 <version>
 	<application>dataverse</application>
 	<type>plugins.generic</type>
-	<release>2.3.1.0</release>
-	<date>2023-07-12</date>
+	<release>2.3.2.0</release>
+	<date>2023-07-13</date>
 	<lazy-load>1</lazy-load>
 	<class>DataversePlugin</class>
 </version>