diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/BlockListPropertyValueConverter.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/BlockListPropertyValueConverter.cs
index 334b1f1aa3..52efe3755a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/BlockListPropertyValueConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/BlockListPropertyValueConverter.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class BlockListPropertyValueConverter : BlockPropertyValueConverterBase
public Type GetDeliveryApiPropertyValueType(IPublishedPropertyType propertyType)
- => typeof(IEnumerable);
+ => typeof(ApiBlockListModel);
///
public object? ConvertIntermediateToDeliveryApiObject(IPublishedElement owner, IPublishedPropertyType propertyType, PropertyCacheLevel referenceCacheLevel, object? inter, bool preview, bool expanding)