diff --git a/gitosis/principals.py b/gitosis/principals.py
index 32e5476..8871523 100644
--- a/gitosis/principals.py
+++ b/gitosis/principals.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def serve_principal(cfg, sshUser, principals):
     TEMPLATE=('command="gitosis-serve %(user)s",no-port-forwarding,'
               +'no-X11-forwarding,no-agent-forwarding,no-pty %(principals)s')
 
-    for p in  [ util.getAllowedSSHPrincipals(config=cfg) ] : 
+    for p in   util.getAllowedSSHPrincipals(config=cfg).split()  : 
         print TEMPLATE % dict(user=sshUser, principals=p)
 
         return TEMPLATE % dict(user=sshUser, principals=p)