diff --git a/models/compat/wakatime/v1/heartbeat.go b/models/compat/wakatime/v1/heartbeat.go
index 1e409d1c..2aeb9169 100644
--- a/models/compat/wakatime/v1/heartbeat.go
+++ b/models/compat/wakatime/v1/heartbeat.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type HeartbeatEntry struct {
 	Lines            uint32    `json:"lines"`
 	LineNumber       uint32    `json:"lineno,omitempty"`
 	CursorPosition   uint32    `json:"cursorpos,omitempty"`
-	Dependencies     string    `json:"dependencies,omitempty"`
+	Dependencies     []string  `json:"dependencies,omitempty"`
 	Time             float64   `json:"time"`
 	Type             string    `json:"type"`
 	UserId           string    `json:"user_id"`
diff --git a/models/heartbeat.go b/models/heartbeat.go
index 77d94ca4..58fae2d7 100644
--- a/models/heartbeat.go
+++ b/models/heartbeat.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Heartbeat struct {
 	CursorPosition   uint32     `json:"cursorpos,omitempty"`
 	Branch           string     `json:"branch" gorm:"index:idx_branch"`
 	Language         string     `json:"language" gorm:"index:idx_language"`
-	Dependencies     string     `json:"dependencies,omitempty" gorm:"type:text"`
+	Dependencies     []string   `json:"dependencies,omitempty" gorm:"serializer:json;type:text"`
 	IsWrite          bool       `json:"is_write,omitempty"`
 	Editor           string     `json:"editor" gorm:"index:idx_editor" hash:"ignore"`                     // ignored because editor might be parsed differently by wakatime
 	OperatingSystem  string     `json:"operating_system" gorm:"index:idx_operating_system" hash:"ignore"` // ignored because os might be parsed differently by wakatime
diff --git a/routes/utils/heartbeat_utils.go b/routes/utils/heartbeat_utils.go
index 429b1b23..6a2a43f0 100644
--- a/routes/utils/heartbeat_utils.go
+++ b/routes/utils/heartbeat_utils.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ func ParseHeartbeats(r *http.Request) ([]*models.Heartbeat, error) {
 	r.Body.Close()
 	r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(body))
 
+	fmt.Println(string(body))
+
 	conf.Log().Debug("Parsing heartbeat array")
 
 	// Try bulk first