diff --git a/Pilot/pilotTools.py b/Pilot/pilotTools.py
index c2e2864b..8352514a 100644
--- a/Pilot/pilotTools.py
+++ b/Pilot/pilotTools.py
@@ -1278,7 +1278,8 @@ def __initJSON2(self):
         self.releaseProject = pilotOptions.get("Project", self.releaseProject)  # default from the code.
         self.log.debug("Release project: %s" % self.releaseProject)
 
-        self.CVMFS_locations = pilotOptions.get("CVMFS_locations", self.CVMFS_locations)  # default from the code.
+        if "CVMFS_locations" in pilotOptions:
+            self.CVMFS_locations = pilotOptions["CVMFS_locations"].replace(" ", "").split(",")
         self.log.debug("CVMFS locations: %s" % self.CVMFS_locations)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/CI/pilot_newSchema.json b/tests/CI/pilot_newSchema.json
index ebf25331..50acbf25 100644
--- a/tests/CI/pilot_newSchema.json
+++ b/tests/CI/pilot_newSchema.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			"RemoteLoggerTimerInterval": 0,
 			"LoggingShifterName": "GridPPLogManager",
 			"PilotLogLevel": "DEBUG",
-			"CVMFS_locations": ["/cvmfs/grid.cern.ch", "/cvmfs/dirac.egi.eu"]
+			"CVMFS_locations": "/cvmfs/grid.cern.ch, /cvmfs/dirac.egi.eu"
 		}
 	},
 	"dteam": {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 			"RemoteLoggerURL": "https://lbcertifdirac70.cern.ch:8443/WorkloadManagement/TornadoPilotLogging",
 			"RemoteLoggerTimerInterval": 0,
 			"PilotLogLevel": "DEBUG",
-			"CVMFS_locations": ["/cvmfs/grid.cern.ch", "/cvmfs/dirac.egi.eu"]
+			"CVMFS_locations": "/cvmfs/grid.cern.ch, /cvmfs/dirac.egi.eu"
 		}
 	},
 	"LHCb": {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 			"RemoteLogging": "False",
 			"RemoteLoggerTimerInterval": 0,
 			"PilotLogLevel": "DEBUG",
-			"CVMFS_locations": ["/cvmfs/lhcb.cern.ch/", "$VO_LHCB_SW_DIR"]
+			"CVMFS_locations": "/cvmfs/lhcb.cern.ch/, $VO_LHCB_SW_DIR"
 		}
 	},
 	"ConfigurationServers": [