diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index e18ddde38b..548aca7b04 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -1158,7 +1158,8 @@ func defaultDecoderConfig(output any, opts ...DecoderConfigOption) *mapstructure
 		WeaklyTypedInput: true,
 		DecodeHook: mapstructure.ComposeDecodeHookFunc(
 			mapstructure.StringToTimeDurationHookFunc(),
-			mapstructure.StringToSliceHookFunc(","),
+			// mapstructure.StringToSliceHookFunc(","),
+			stringToWeakSliceHookFunc(","),
 		),
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -1167,6 +1168,30 @@ func defaultDecoderConfig(output any, opts ...DecoderConfigOption) *mapstructure
 	return c
 }
 
+// StringToSliceHookFunc returns a DecodeHookFunc that converts
+// string to []string by splitting on the given sep.
+func stringToWeakSliceHookFunc(sep string) mapstructure.DecodeHookFunc {
+	return func(
+		f reflect.Type,
+		t reflect.Type,
+		data interface{},
+	) (interface{}, error) {
+		if f.Kind() != reflect.String || t.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+			return data, nil
+		}
+		// if t != reflect.SliceOf(f) {
+		// 	return data, nil
+		// }
+
+		raw := data.(string)
+		if raw == "" {
+			return []string{}, nil
+		}
+
+		return strings.Split(raw, sep), nil
+	}
+}
+
 // decode is a wrapper around mapstructure.Decode that mimics the WeakDecode functionality.
 func decode(input any, config *mapstructure.DecoderConfig) error {
 	decoder, err := mapstructure.NewDecoder(config)