diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-endroid.yml b/.github/workflows/test-endroid.yml
index 939b360..53abc22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-endroid.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-endroid.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        php-version: ['8.0', '8.1']
+        php-version: ['8.1']
         endroid-version: ["^4"]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/lib/Providers/Qr/BaconQrCodeProvider.php b/lib/Providers/Qr/BaconQrCodeProvider.php
index 529d887..4174e08 100644
--- a/lib/Providers/Qr/BaconQrCodeProvider.php
+++ b/lib/Providers/Qr/BaconQrCodeProvider.php
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ class BaconQrCodeProvider implements IQRCodeProvider
      * Ensure colour is an array of three values but also
      * accept a string and assume its a 3 or 6 character hex
      */
-    private function handleColour(string $colour): string
+    private function handleColour(array|string $colour): array|string
     {
-        if ($colour[0] == '#') {
+        if (is_string($colour) && $colour[0] == '#') {
             $hexToRGB = function ($input) {
                 // ensure input no longer has a # for more predictable division
                 // PHP 8.1 does not like implicitly casting a float to an int