diff --git a/sickbeard/webapi.py b/sickbeard/webapi.py
index 30bae45d..f0025b2b 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webapi.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webapi.py
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ class ApiHandler(RequestHandler):
 
     def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs = self.request.arguments
+        for arg, value in kwargs.items():
+            if len(value) == 1:
+                kwargs[arg] = value[0]
+
         args = args[1:]
 
         # set the output callback
@@ -159,7 +163,8 @@ class ApiHandler(RequestHandler):
             del kwargs["cmd"]
 
         outDict = {}
-        if cmds != None:
+        if cmds is not None:
+            cmds = cmds.split("|")
             multiCmds = bool(len(cmds) > 1)
             for cmd in cmds:
                 curArgs, curKwargs = self.filter_params(cmd, args, kwargs)