diff --git a/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py b/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py
index f206eb8b..38ae0012 100755
--- a/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py
+++ b/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py
@@ -657,9 +657,6 @@ def net_add(vni, description, nettype, domain, name_servers,
     """
     Add a virtual client network to the PVC cluster.
     """
-    if name_servers is not None:
-        name_servers = name_servers.split(',')
-
     zk_conn = pvc_common.startZKConnection(config['coordinators'])
     retflag, retdata = pvc_network.add_network(zk_conn, vni, description, nettype, domain, name_servers,
                                               ip4_network, ip4_gateway, ip6_network, ip6_gateway,
@@ -682,9 +679,6 @@ def net_modify(vni, description, domain, name_servers,
     """
     Modify a virtual client network in the PVC cluster.
     """
-    if name_servers is not None:
-        name_servers = name_servers.split(',')
-
     zk_conn = pvc_common.startZKConnection(config['coordinators'])
     retflag, retdata = pvc_network.modify_network(zk_conn, vni, description, domain, name_servers,
                                               ip4_network, ip4_gateway, ip6_network, ip6_gateway,
diff --git a/client-common/network.py b/client-common/network.py
index d4cad1c0..4ea45391 100644
--- a/client-common/network.py
+++ b/client-common/network.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def add_network(zk_conn, vni, description, nettype,
         '/networks/{}'.format(vni): description,
         '/networks/{}/nettype'.format(vni): nettype,
         '/networks/{}/domain'.format(vni): domain,
-        '/networks/{}/name_servers'.format(vni): ','.join(name_servers),
+        '/networks/{}/name_servers'.format(vni): name_servers,
         '/networks/{}/ip6_network'.format(vni): ip6_network,
         '/networks/{}/ip6_gateway'.format(vni): ip6_gateway,
         '/networks/{}/dhcp6_flag'.format(vni): dhcp6_flag,
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def modify_network(zk_conn, vni, **parameters):
     if parameters['domain']:
         zk_data.update({'/networks/{}/domain'.format(vni): parameters['domain']})
     if parameters['name_servers']:
-        zk_data.update({'/networks/{}/name_servers'.format(vni): ','.join(parameters['name_servers'])})
+        zk_data.update({'/networks/{}/name_servers'.format(vni): parameters['name_servers']})
     if parameters['ip4_network']:
         zk_data.update({'/networks/{}/ip4_network'.format(vni): parameters['ip4_network']})
     if parameters['ip4_gateway']: