diff --git a/bin/telebitd.js b/bin/telebitd.js
index 33c2aed..6b406b7 100755
--- a/bin/telebitd.js
+++ b/bin/telebitd.js
@@ -153,12 +153,14 @@ function serveControls() {
       if ('undefined' !== typeof conf.telemetry) {
         state.config.telemetry = conf.telemetry;
       }
-      Object.keys(conf.servernames).forEach(function (key) {
+      conf.servernames = (conf.servernames||'').split(/,/g);
+      conf.ports = (conf.ports||'').split(/,/g);
+      conf.servernames.forEach(function (key) {
         if (!state.config.servernames[key]) {
           state.config.servernames[key] = {};
         }
       });
-      Object.keys(conf.ports).forEach(function (key) {
+      conf.ports.forEach(function (key) {
         if (!state.config.ports[key]) {
           state.config.ports[key] = {};
         }