diff --git a/lib/swagger-oauth.js b/lib/swagger-oauth.js
index fed588c6..f211ebd9 100644
--- a/lib/swagger-oauth.js
+++ b/lib/swagger-oauth.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var clientId;
 var realm;
 var oauth2KeyName;
 var redirect_uri;
+var scopeSeparator;
 
 function handleLogin() {
   var scopes = [];
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ function handleLogin() {
     url += '&redirect_uri=' + encodeURIComponent(redirectUrl);
     url += '&realm=' + encodeURIComponent(realm);
     url += '&client_id=' + encodeURIComponent(clientId);
-    url += '&scope=' + encodeURIComponent(scopes.join(' '));
+    url += '&scope=' + encodeURIComponent(scopes.join(scopeSeparator));
     url += '&state=' + encodeURIComponent(state);
 
     window.open(url);
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ function initOAuth(opts) {
   popupDialog = (o.popupDialog||$('.api-popup-dialog'));
   clientId = (o.clientId||errors.push('missing client id'));
   realm = (o.realm||errors.push('missing realm'));
+  scopeSeparator = (o.scopeSeparator||' ');
 
   if(errors.length > 0){
     log('auth unable initialize oauth: ' + errors);
diff --git a/src/main/html/index.html b/src/main/html/index.html
index a6904d0f..40287021 100644
--- a/src/main/html/index.html
+++ b/src/main/html/index.html
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
             initOAuth({
               clientId: "your-client-id",
               realm: "your-realms",
-              appName: "your-app-name"
+              appName: "your-app-name", 
+              scopeSeparator: ","
             });
           }