diff --git a/clarified/templates/remote.erb b/clarified/templates/remote.erb
index 1d5ac64..f967ee3 100644
--- a/clarified/templates/remote.erb
+++ b/clarified/templates/remote.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ CAPTURE_DIR="/var/lib/recorder/<%= @name %>"
 PRIVATE_CERT="<%= @puppet_ssldir %>/private_keys/<%= @homename %>.pem"
 PUBLIC_CERT="<%= @puppet_ssldir %>/certs/<%= @homename %>.pem"
 PORT="<%= @remoteport %>"
+<% if @collab.is_a?(Array) -%>
 COLLAB="<%= @collab.join(" ") %>"
+<% else -%>
+COLLAB="<%= @collab %>"
+<% end -%>
 OPTIONS="<%= @remoteopt %>"
 
 . /etc/clarified/clarified-functions