diff --git a/lib/node/config.js b/lib/node/config.js
index 059a1c76..adf50284 100644
--- a/lib/node/config.js
+++ b/lib/node/config.js
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ Config.prototype.buf = function buf(key, fallback) {
 
 Config.prototype.array = function array(key, fallback) {
   var value = this.get(key);
+  var i, result, parts, part;
 
   if (fallback === undefined)
     fallback = null;
@@ -383,7 +384,19 @@ Config.prototype.array = function array(key, fallback) {
     return value;
   }
 
-  return value.trim().split(/\s*,\s*/);
+  parts = value.trim().split(/\s*,\s*/);
+  result = [];
+
+  for (i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
+    part = parts[i];
+
+    if (part.length === 0)
+      continue;
+
+    result.push(part);
+  }
+
+  return result;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/utils/validator.js b/lib/utils/validator.js
index 3f4dceff..db255fd0 100644
--- a/lib/utils/validator.js
+++ b/lib/utils/validator.js
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ Validator.prototype.buf = function buf(key, fallback, enc) {
 
 Validator.prototype.array = function array(key, fallback) {
   var value = this.get(key);
+  var i, result, parts, part;
 
   if (fallback === undefined)
     fallback = null;
@@ -479,7 +480,19 @@ Validator.prototype.array = function array(key, fallback) {
     return value;
   }
 
-  return value.trim().split(/\s*,\s*/);
+  parts = value.trim().split(/\s*,\s*/);
+  result = [];
+
+  for (i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
+    part = parts[i];
+
+    if (part.length === 0)
+      continue;
+
+    result.push(part);
+  }
+
+  return result;
 };
 
 /**