diff --git a/iobber/chunker.py b/iobber/chunker.py
index f1b643f5eaf6af597501cc52ca684d02017ba909..616029bfb546801718b919dad50004b0928ab2d4 100644
--- a/iobber/chunker.py
+++ b/iobber/chunker.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from operator import itemgetter as ig
 import corpio, config, classify
 
 def get_channels(conf):
-	return conf.get(config.S_GLOBAL, config.O_CHANNELS).split()
+	return conf.get(config.S_GLOBAL, config.O_CHANNELS).split(',')
 
 def is_input_tagged(conf):
 	return conf.getboolean(config.S_GLOBAL, config.O_TAGGED)