diff --git a/server/modules/authentication/saml/authentication.js b/server/modules/authentication/saml/authentication.js
index c0771381..e1c75d15 100644
--- a/server/modules/authentication/saml/authentication.js
+++ b/server/modules/authentication/saml/authentication.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = {
       wantAssertionsSigned: conf.wantAssertionsSigned,
       acceptedClockSkewMs: _.toSafeInteger(conf.acceptedClockSkewMs),
       disableRequestedAuthnContext: conf.disableRequestedAuthnContext,
-      authnContext: conf.authnContext,
+      authnContext: _.split(conf.authnContext, '|'),
       racComparison: conf.racComparison,
       forceAuthn: conf.forceAuthn,
       passive: conf.passive,