diff --git a/src/main/java/fi/hsl/common/pulsar/PulsarApplication.java b/src/main/java/fi/hsl/common/pulsar/PulsarApplication.java
index d96b9c53..1c532211 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fi/hsl/common/pulsar/PulsarApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fi/hsl/common/pulsar/PulsarApplication.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ protected Consumer<byte[]> createConsumer(@NotNull PulsarClient client, @NotNull
 
         if (config.getBoolean("pulsar.consumer.multipleTopics")) {
             if (config.hasPath("pulsar.consumer.topics")) {
-                List<String> topics = config.getStringList("pulsar.consumer.topics");
+                List<String> topics = Arrays.asList(config.getString("pulsar.consumer.topics").split(","));
                 log.info("Creating Pulsar consumer for topics: [ {} ]", String.join(", ", topics));
                 builder = builder.topics(topics);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/common.conf b/src/main/resources/common.conf
index 5c81acfb..0460cc45 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/common.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/common.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pulsar {
     #Consume multiple topics:
     multipleTopics=false
     multipleTopics=${?PULSAR_CONSUMER_ENABLE_MULTIPLE_TOPICS}
+    topics=""
+    topics=${?PULSAR_CONSUMER_TOPICS}
     topicsPattern=""
     topicsPattern=${?PULSAR_CONSUMER_MULTIPLE_TOPICS_PATTERN}
     #Options for type: Exclusive, Shared, Failover