diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index c3afa04..ba95fa5 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 	var array []*TomlTree
 	if destTree == nil {
 		array = make([]*TomlTree, 0)
-	} else if destTree.([]*TomlTree) != nil {
+	} else if target, ok := destTree.([]*TomlTree); ok && target != nil {
 		array = destTree.([]*TomlTree)
 	} else {
 		p.raiseError(key, "key %s is already assigned and not of type group array", key)
diff --git a/parser_test.go b/parser_test.go
index 0532d61..4481e67 100644
--- a/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser_test.go
@@ -626,3 +626,10 @@
 		t.Error("Bad error message:", err.Error())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGroupArrayReassign(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := Load("[hello]\n[[hello]]")
+	if err.Error() != "(2, 3): key \"hello\" is already assigned and not of type group array" {
+		t.Error("Bad error message:", err.Error())
+	}
+}