diff --git a/src/Tags/Iconamic.php b/src/Tags/Iconamic.php
index 65615d1..4a74725 100644
--- a/src/Tags/Iconamic.php
+++ b/src/Tags/Iconamic.php
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ protected function _getIcon(string $handle = null, bool $checkIconExistsOnly = f
 
         $icon = null;
         if (is_array($this->context) && array_key_exists($handle, $this->context) || isset($this->context[$handle])) {
-            $icon = $this->context[$handle];
+	        // if the context is NOT a string (if its a string, treat it as a manual one)
+            if (!is_string($this->context[$handle])) {
+                $icon = $this->context[$handle];
+            }
         }
 
         // manual mode