diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php
index 46e6334..a9ad6ed 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@
 	 */
 	public function get($id)
 	{
-		$data = apc_fetch($id);
+		$success = FALSE;
+		$data = apc_fetch($id, $success);
 
-		return is_array($data) ? $data[0] : FALSE;
+		return ($success === TRUE && is_array($data))
+			? unserialize($data[0]) : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
 	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60)
 	{
 		$ttl = (int) $ttl;
-		return apc_store($id, array($data, time(), $ttl), $ttl);
+		return apc_store($id, array(serialize($data), time(), $ttl), $ttl);
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -118,9 +120,10 @@
 	 */
 	public function get_metadata($id)
 	{
-		$stored = apc_fetch($id);
+		$success = FALSE;
+		$stored = apc_fetch($id, $success);
 
-		if (count($stored) !== 3)
+		if ($success === FALSE OR count($stored) !== 3)
 		{
 			return FALSE;
 		}
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@
 		return array(
 			'expire'	=> $time + $ttl,
 			'mtime'		=> $time,
-			'data'		=> $data
+			'data'		=> unserialize($data)
 		);
 	}