diff --git a/perllib/Open311/Endpoint/Integration/Passthrough.pm b/perllib/Open311/Endpoint/Integration/Passthrough.pm
index 8d75411b..4e7d1c44 100644
--- a/perllib/Open311/Endpoint/Integration/Passthrough.pm
+++ b/perllib/Open311/Endpoint/Integration/Passthrough.pm
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sub services {
         next unless $_->{service_name};
         $_->{groups} = delete $_->{group} if $_->{group};
         $_->{description} ||= '';
+        $_->{keywords} = [ split /\s*,\s*/, $_->{keywords} ] if $_->{keywords};
         my $service = Open311::Endpoint::Service->new(%$_);
         if ($_->{metadata} eq 'true') {
             # An empty one is enough to get the metadata true passed out
diff --git a/t/open311/endpoint/passthrough.t b/t/open311/endpoint/passthrough.t
index db7af464..56979232 100644
--- a/t/open311/endpoint/passthrough.t
+++ b/t/open311/endpoint/passthrough.t
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ my $expected_services = <<XML;
       <group>Flooding</group>
       <group>Flooding &amp; Drainage</group>
     </groups>
-    <keywords></keywords>
+    <keywords>hello,hello2,hello3</keywords>
     <metadata>true</metadata>
     <service_code>ABC_DEF</service_code>
     <service_name>Flooding</service_name>