diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-form.php b/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
index 42a3670a..74d18759 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
@@ -346,7 +346,10 @@ function um_submit_form_errors_hook_( $args ) {
 								continue 2;
 							}
 						} elseif ( $op == 'contains' ) {
-							if ( strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+							if ( is_string( $cond_value ) && strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+								continue 2;
+							}
+							if( is_array( $cond_value ) && in_array( $parent_value, $cond_value ) ) {
 								continue 2;
 							}
 						}
@@ -376,7 +379,10 @@ function um_submit_form_errors_hook_( $args ) {
 								continue 2;
 							}
 						} elseif ( $op == 'contains' ) {
-							if ( ! strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+							if ( is_string( $cond_value ) && ! strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+								continue 2;
+							}
+							if( is_array( $cond_value ) && !in_array( $parent_value, $cond_value ) ) {
 								continue 2;
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
index ef5dce38..243c34d0 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@ function um_get_custom_field_array( $array, $fields ) {
 							$array['required'] = 0;
 						}
 					} elseif ( $op == 'contains' ) {
-						if ( strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+						if ( is_string( $cond_value ) && strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+							$array['required'] = 0;
+						}
+						if( is_array( $cond_value ) && in_array( $parent_value, $cond_value ) ) {
 							$array['required'] = 0;
 						}
 					}
@@ -435,7 +438,10 @@ function um_get_custom_field_array( $array, $fields ) {
 							$array['required'] = 0;
 						}
 					} elseif ( $op == 'contains' ) {
-						if ( ! strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+						if( is_string( $cond_value ) && !strstr( $cond_value, $parent_value ) ) {
+							$array['required'] = 0;
+						}
+						if( is_array( $cond_value ) && !in_array( $parent_value, $cond_value ) ) {
 							$array['required'] = 0;
 						}
 					}