diff --git a/tuned/daemon/application.py b/tuned/daemon/application.py
index d1bf72a..607f349 100644
--- a/tuned/daemon/application.py
+++ b/tuned/daemon/application.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Application(object):
 			raise TunedException("Unix socket interface is already initialized.")
 
 		self._unix_socket_exporter = exports.unix_socket.UnixSocketExporter(self.config.get(consts.CFG_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH),
-																			self.config.get(consts.CFG_UNIX_SOCKET_SIGNAL_PATHS),
+																			self.config.get_list(consts.CFG_UNIX_SOCKET_SIGNAL_PATHS),
 																			self.config.get(consts.CFG_UNIX_SOCKET_OWNERSHIP),
 																			self.config.get_int(consts.CFG_UNIX_SOCKET_PERMISIONS),
 																			self.config.get_int(consts.CFG_UNIX_SOCKET_CONNECTIONS_BACKLOG))
diff --git a/tuned/exports/unix_socket_exporter.py b/tuned/exports/unix_socket_exporter.py
index a69b06a..4c526a2 100644
--- a/tuned/exports/unix_socket_exporter.py
+++ b/tuned/exports/unix_socket_exporter.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class UnixSocketExporter(interfaces.ExporterInterface):
 
 		self._socket_path = socket_path
 		self._socket_object = None
-		self._socket_signal_paths = re.split(r",;", signal_paths) if signal_paths else []
+		self._socket_signal_paths = signal_paths
 		self._socket_signal_objects = []
 		self._ownership = [-1, -1]
 		if ownership: