diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 001acbdaa..9541b9f08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<project.type>multi</project.type>
 		<dist.id>spring-data-mongodb</dist.id>
-		<springdata.commons>1.6.4.RELEASE</springdata.commons>
+		<springdata.commons>1.6.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
 		<mongo>2.10.1</mongo>
 	</properties>
 	
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
 	
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
-			<id>spring-lib-release</id>
-			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-release</url>
+			<id>spring-lib-snapshot</id>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 	
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AbstractMongoQuery.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AbstractMongoQuery.java
index 88e4dc3cb..e6eb23759 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AbstractMongoQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AbstractMongoQuery.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -79,22 +79,24 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 		MongoParameterAccessor accessor = new MongoParametersParameterAccessor(method, parameters);
 		Query query = createQuery(new ConvertingParameterAccessor(operations.getConverter(), accessor));
 
+		Object result = null;
+
 		if (method.isGeoNearQuery() && method.isPageQuery()) {
 
 			MongoParameterAccessor countAccessor = new MongoParametersParameterAccessor(method, parameters);
 			Query countQuery = createCountQuery(new ConvertingParameterAccessor(operations.getConverter(), countAccessor));
 
-			return new GeoNearExecution(accessor).execute(query, countQuery);
+			result = new GeoNearExecution(accessor).execute(query, countQuery);
 		} else if (method.isGeoNearQuery()) {
 			return new GeoNearExecution(accessor).execute(query);
 		} else if (method.isCollectionQuery()) {
-			return new CollectionExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
+			result = new CollectionExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
 		} else if (method.isPageQuery()) {
-			return new PagedExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
+			result = new PagedExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
+		} else {
+			result = new SingleEntityExecution(isCountQuery()).execute(query);
 		}
 
-		Object result = new SingleEntityExecution(isCountQuery()).execute(query);
-
 		if (result == null) {
 			return result;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index b5b445f91..58dc8d95b 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -680,4 +680,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(results.isLastPage(), is(true));
 		assertThat(results.getAverageDistance().getMetric(), is((Metric) Metrics.KILOMETERS));
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-871
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findsPersonsByFirstnameAsArray() {
+
+		Person[] result = repository.findByThePersonsFirstnameAsArray("Leroi");
+
+		assertThat(result, is(arrayWithSize(1)));
+		assertThat(result, is(arrayContaining(leroi)));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
index df79b1b8a..4d10dbd21 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String>, Query
 	@Query(value = "{ 'firstname' : ?0 }", fields = "{ 'firstname': 1, 'lastname': 1}")
 	List<Person> findByThePersonsFirstname(String firstname);
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-871
+	 */
+	@Query(value = "{ 'firstname' : ?0 }")
+	Person[] findByThePersonsFirstnameAsArray(String firstname);
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns all {@link Person}s with a firstname matching the given one (*-wildcard supported).
 	 *