diff --git a/conf.d/03-e2e-policy.cfg.lua b/conf.d/03-e2e-policy.cfg.lua
index e296475..9c96bc7 100644
--- a/conf.d/03-e2e-policy.cfg.lua
+++ b/conf.d/03-e2e-policy.cfg.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+function splitString (input, sep)
+    local t={}
+    for str in string.gmatch(input, "([^"..sep.."]+)") do
+            table.insert(t, str)
+    end
+    return t
+end
+
 e2e_policy_chat = os.getenv("E2E_POLICY_CHAT")
 e2e_policy_muc = os.getenv("E2E_POLICY_MUC")
-e2e_policy_whitelist = { os.getenv("E2E_POLICY_WHITELIST") }
+e2e_policy_whitelist = splitString(os.getenv("E2E_POLICY_WHITELIST"), ", ")
 e2e_policy_message_optional_chat = "For security reasons, OMEMO, OTR or PGP encryption is STRONGLY recommended for conversations on this server."
 e2e_policy_message_required_chat = "For security reasons, OMEMO, OTR or PGP encryption is required for conversations on this server."
 e2e_policy_message_optional_muc = "For security reasons, OMEMO, OTR or PGP encryption is STRONGLY recommended for MUC on this server."