diff --git a/confluent/config/configmanager.py b/confluent/config/configmanager.py
index 9a574249..85a31ef6 100644
--- a/confluent/config/configmanager.py
+++ b/confluent/config/configmanager.py
@@ -563,11 +563,10 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
             recalcexpressions = False
             for attrname in attribmap[node].iterkeys():
                 newdict = {}
-                if (isinstance(attribmap[node][attrname], dict) or
-                        isinstance(attribmap[node][attrname], set)):
-                    newdict = attribmap[node][attrname]
-                else:
+                if (isinstance(attribmap[node][attrname], str)):
                     newdict = {'value': attribmap[node][attrname] }
+                else:
+                    newdict = attribmap[node][attrname]
                 if 'value' in newdict and attrname.startswith("secret."):
                     newdict['cryptvalue' ] = crypt_value(newdict['value'])
                     del newdict['value']
diff --git a/confluent/messages.py b/confluent/messages.py
index 5e9a6e85..9ea85ecd 100644
--- a/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent/messages.py
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ class ConfluentMessage(object):
                 value = val['value']
             if 'note' in val:
                 note = '(' + val['note'] + ')'
+            if isinstance(val, list):
+                snippet += key + ":"
+                for v in val:
+                    snippet += \
+                       '<input type="%s" name="%s" value="%s">%s' % (
+                            type, key, v, note)
+                snippet += \
+                       '<input type="%s" name="%s" value="">%s' % (
+                            type, key, note)
+                snippet += '<input type="checkbox" name="restexplorerhonorkey" '
+                snippet += 'value="%s">' % (key)
+                return snippet
             snippet += key + ":" + \
                        '<input type="%s" name="%s" value="%s">%s' % (
                             type, key, value, note)
@@ -212,6 +224,12 @@ class Attributes(ConfluentMessage):
             node: nkv
         }
 
+class ListAttributes(ConfluentMessage):
+    def __init__(self, node, kv):
+        self .kvpairs = {
+            node: kv
+        }
+
 class CryptedAttributes(Attributes):
     defaultvalue = 'dummyvalue'
     defaulttype = 'password'
diff --git a/plugins/configuration/attributes.py b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
index 78fd93db..58445a39 100644
--- a/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
+++ b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ def retrieve(nodes, element, configmanager, inputdata):
                 elif 'cryptvalue' in currattr:
                     yield msg.CryptedAttributes(node,
                         {attribute: currattr['cryptvalue']})
+                elif isinstance(currattr, list):
+                    yield msg.ListAttributes(node,
+                        {attribute: currattr})
                 else:
                     print repr(currattr)
                     raise Exception("BUGGY ATTRIBUTE FOR NODE")