diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index a245ada5..c8213dc4 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if [ -f ${FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 		IFS=,
 		var=(${NM_HOSTS[${ntype}]})
 		unset IFS
-		declare "NM_HOSTS_${ntype}"="${var}"
+		declare "NM_HOSTS_${ntype}"="${var[@]}"
 	done