diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a87ab918b..6145b5f51 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ but should be one of: ssh-rsa, ssh-dsa, ssh-ecdsa.")
     'DEFAULT/ssl_only':                      value => $ssl_only;
     'DEFAULT/cert':                          value => $cert;
     'DEFAULT/key':                           value => $key;
-    'console/ssl_ciphers':                   value => $console_ssl_ciphers;
+    'console/ssl_ciphers':                   value => join(any2array($console_ssl_ciphers), ':');
     'console/ssl_minimum_version':           value => $console_ssl_minimum_version;
     'DEFAULT/my_ip':                         value => $my_ip;
     'DEFAULT/host':                          value => $host;
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
index af910e8ab..71bb4334a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
@@ -470,6 +470,14 @@ describe 'nova' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/initial_disk_allocation_ratio').with_value(3.0) }
     end
 
+    context 'with array used for console_ssl_ciphers' do
+      let :params do
+        {
+          :console_ssl_ciphers => ['kEECDH+aECDSA+AES', 'kEECDH+AES+aRSA', 'kEDH+aRSA+AES']
+        }
+      end
+      it {is_expected.to contain_nova_config('console/ssl_ciphers').with_value('kEECDH+aECDSA+AES:kEECDH+AES+aRSA:kEDH+aRSA+AES') }
+    end
   end