diff --git a/bittensor_cli/cli.py b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
index 669c354b..19b929f4 100755
--- a/bittensor_cli/cli.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
@@ -3038,14 +3038,14 @@ def root_list_delegates(
         self.verbosity_handler(quiet, verbose)
 
         if network:
-            if network == "finney":
-                network = "wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443"
+            if "finney" in network:
+                network = ["wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443"]
         elif (conf_net := self.config.get("network")) == "finney":
-            network = "wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443"
+            network = ["wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443"]
         elif conf_net:
-            network = conf_net
+            network = [conf_net]
         else:
-            network = "wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443"
+            network = ["wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443"]
 
         sub = self.initialize_chain(network)
         return self._run_command(root.list_delegates(sub))