diff --git a/lib/config/cli.js b/lib/config/cli.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/config/cli.js
+++ b/lib/config/cli.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ function getConfig(argv) {
 
   const coersions = {
     boolean: val => val === 'true',
-    list: val => val.split(',').map(el => el.trim()),
+    list: val =>
+      val === '[]' || val === '' ? [] : val.split(',').map(el => el.trim()),
     string: val => val,
     integer: parseInt,
   };
refactor: massage [] or empty string for cli lists