diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_parseCsv.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_parseCsv.sqf
index c58d91f6..ee829d62 100644
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_parseCsv.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_parseCsv.sqf
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #include "..\script_component.hpp"
 
 /*
-    parse list of strings
+    parse list of strings into an array. tolerates arrays, will return input value in that case
 */
 params [
-    ["_rawValue", "", [""]]
+    ["_rawValue", "", ["", []]]
 ];
 
+if (_rawValue isEqualType []) exitWith { _rawValue };
+
 private _delimiter = ",";
 
 private _firstChar = _rawValue select [0, 1];