diff --git a/dtos/reading.go b/dtos/reading.go
index 8d30acfe..bcaac836 100644
--- a/dtos/reading.go
+++ b/dtos/reading.go
@@ -407,9 +407,10 @@ func parseSimpleValue(valueType string, value string) (err error) {
 }
 
 func parseArrayValue(valueType string, value string) (err error) {
-	arrayValue := strings.Split(value[1:len(value)-1], ", ") // trim "[" and "]"
+	arrayValue := strings.Split(value[1:len(value)-1], ",") // trim "[" and "]"
 
 	for _, v := range arrayValue {
+		v = strings.TrimSpace(v)
 		switch valueType {
 		case common.ValueTypeBoolArray:
 			err = parseSimpleValue(common.ValueTypeBool, v)
diff --git a/dtos/reading_test.go b/dtos/reading_test.go
index 95c66c0c..3451e98b 100644
--- a/dtos/reading_test.go
+++ b/dtos/reading_test.go
@@ -276,6 +276,30 @@ func TestValidateValue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestValidateArrayValue(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		valueType   string
+		value       string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{"Valid separator (comma followed by a space)", common.ValueTypeBoolArray, "[true, false]", false},
+		{"Valid separator (comma)", common.ValueTypeBoolArray, "[true,false]", false},
+		{"Invalid separator", common.ValueTypeBoolArray, "[true@false]", true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := ValidateValue(tt.valueType, tt.value)
+			if tt.expectError {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestValidateValueError(t *testing.T) {
 	invalidValue := "invalid"
 	tests := []struct {