diff --git a/js/search/search.js b/js/search/search.js
index 81ab1ec7..c8de6fd4 100644
--- a/js/search/search.js
+++ b/js/search/search.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const electron = require('electron');
 const childProcess = require('child_process');
 const app = electron.app;
 const path = require('path');
+const isObject = require('lodash.isplainobject');
 const isDevEnv = require('../utils/misc.js').isDevEnv;
 const isMac = require('../utils/misc.js').isMac;
 
@@ -151,15 +152,15 @@ class Search {
      * @param message
      */
     realTimeIndexing(message) {
-        if (!Array.isArray(message)) {
-            return new Error('Messages should be an array');
+        if (!message && !isObject(JSON.parse(message))) {
+            return new Error('Messages must be an object');
         }
 
         if (!this.isInitialized) {
             return new Error('Library not initialized');
         }
 
-        let result = libSymphonySearch.symSEIndexRealTime(this.realTimeIndex, JSON.stringify(message));
+        let result = libSymphonySearch.symSEIndexRealTime(this.realTimeIndex, [ message ]);
         return result === 0 ? "Successful" : result
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index feceb943..85a8513e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     "ffi": "^2.2.0",
     "filesize": "^3.5.10",
     "keymirror": "0.1.1",
+    "lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.6",
     "node-forge": "^0.7.1",
     "randomstring": "^1.1.5",
     "ref": "^1.3.4",