diff --git a/redfish-core/lib/ethernet.hpp b/redfish-core/lib/ethernet.hpp
index 17b953b..09074fd 100644
--- a/redfish-core/lib/ethernet.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/lib/ethernet.hpp
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            json_response["StaticNameServers"] = {};
+            json_response["StaticNameServers"] = nlohmann::json::array();
         }
 
         nlohmann::json &ipv4_array = json_response["IPv4Addresses"];