diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/interpreter/coercing.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/interpreter/coercing.kt
index e646472ec..2bf572a32 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/interpreter/coercing.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/interpreter/coercing.kt
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ fun coerce(value: Value, type: Type): Value {
                     } else {
                         return DecimalValue(value.value.setScale(type.decimalDigits))
                     }
-                    return value
                 }
                 else -> TODO("Converting DecimalValue to $type")
             }
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/data_definitions.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/data_definitions.kt
index 909135787..f3f9d008a 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/data_definitions.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/data_definitions.kt
@@ -872,26 +872,9 @@ private fun RpgParser.Parm_fixedContext.toFieldInfo(conf: ToAstConfiguration = T
     }
 
     var initializationValue: Expression? = null
+    val arraySizeDeclared = this.arraySizeDeclared(conf)
     val hasInitValue = this.keyword().find { it.keyword_inz() != null }
-    if (hasInitValue != null) {
-        if (hasInitValue.keyword_inz().simpleExpression() != null) {
-            initializationValue = hasInitValue.keyword_inz().simpleExpression()?.toAst(conf) as Expression
-        } else {
-            // TODO handle initializations for any other variables type (es. 'Z' for timestamp)
-            initializationValue = if (null != this.toTypeInfo().decimalPositions) {
-                RealLiteral(BigDecimal.ZERO, position = toPosition())
-            } else {
-                StringLiteral("", position = toPosition())
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        this.toDSFieldInitKeyword(conf = conf)?.apply {
-            initializationValue = this.toAst()
-        }
-    }
-
     // compileTimeInterpreter.evaluate(this.rContext(), dim!!).asInt().value.toInt(),
-    val arraySizeDeclared = this.arraySizeDeclared(conf)
     val varName = like?.variable?.name ?: this.name
     val explicitElementType: Type? = this.calculateExplicitElementType(arraySizeDeclared, conf)
         ?: knownDataDefinitions.firstOrNull { it.name.equals(varName, ignoreCase = true) }?.type
@@ -903,6 +886,23 @@ private fun RpgParser.Parm_fixedContext.toFieldInfo(conf: ToAstConfiguration = T
             ).evaluateTypeOf(this.rContext(), it, conf)
         }
 
+    if (hasInitValue != null) {
+        initializationValue = if (hasInitValue.keyword_inz().simpleExpression() != null) {
+            hasInitValue.keyword_inz().simpleExpression()?.toAst(conf) as Expression
+        } else {
+            // TODO handle initializations for any other variables type (es. 'Z' for timestamp)
+            when {
+                arraySizeDeclared != null -> null
+                this.toTypeInfo().decimalPositions != null -> RealLiteral(BigDecimal.ZERO, position = toPosition())
+                else -> StringLiteral("", position = toPosition())
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        this.toDSFieldInitKeyword(conf = conf)?.apply {
+            initializationValue = this.toAst()
+        }
+    }
+
     return FieldInfo(this.name, overlayInfo = overlayInfo,
             explicitStartOffset = this.explicitStartOffset(),
             explicitEndOffset = if (explicitStartOffset() != null) this.explicitEndOffset() else null,
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt
index 3f049959c..d080d0a65 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt
@@ -572,4 +572,14 @@ open class MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest : MULANGTTest() {
         val expected = listOf("ok")
         assertEquals(expected, "smeup/MUDRNRAPU00247".outputOf(configuration = smeupConfig))
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Array declaration inside a DS with an empty INZ keyword
+     * @see #LS24003783
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun executeMUDRNRAPU00249() {
+        val expected = listOf(List(99) { "0" }.toString())
+        assertEquals(expected, "smeup/MUDRNRAPU00249".outputOf(configuration = smeupConfig))
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/MUDRNRAPU00249.rpgle b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/MUDRNRAPU00249.rpgle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7733f128f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/MUDRNRAPU00249.rpgle
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+      * Declaring an array field (£6I) in a data structure with an empty INZ keyword.
+      * Should not be assigned to a numeric
+     D £C6MIM          DS
+     D  £6I                          20P 6 DIM(99) INZ                          Importi
+
+      * Test output
+     C     £6I           DSPLY