diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
index 877c9c57..83187b24 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	OptionStrMap, haveNetname := apinode.AddNetname(OptionStrMap)
-	if !haveNetname {
+	OptionStrMap, netWithoutName := apinode.AddNetname(OptionStrMap)
+	if netWithoutName {
 		return errors.New("a netname must be given for any network related configuration")
 	}
 	realMap := make(map[string]string)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/methods.go b/internal/pkg/node/methods.go
index cf805546..7627465f 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/methods.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/methods.go
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ func (ent *Entry) Defined() bool {
 Set the Entry trough an interface by trying to cast the interface
 */
 func SetEntry(entryPtr interface{}, val interface{}) {
+	valKind := reflect.TypeOf(val)
 	if reflect.TypeOf(entryPtr) == reflect.TypeOf((*Entry)(nil)) {
 		entry := entryPtr.(*Entry)
-		valKind := reflect.TypeOf(val)
 		if valKind.Kind() == reflect.String {
 			entry.Set(val.(string))
 		} else if valKind.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
@@ -319,6 +319,18 @@ func SetEntry(entryPtr interface{}, val interface{}) {
 				panic("Got unknown slice type")
 			}
 		}
+	} else if reflect.TypeOf(entryPtr) == reflect.TypeOf((*[]string)(nil)) {
+		entry := entryPtr.(*[]string)
+		if valKind.Kind() == reflect.String {
+			// most likely we got a comma seperated string slice
+			*entry = strings.Split(val.(string), ",")
+		} else if valKind.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+			if valKind.Elem().Kind() == reflect.String {
+				*entry = val.([]string)
+			} else {
+				panic("Got unknown slice type")
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Can't convert %s to *node.Entry to call Set\n", reflect.TypeOf(entryPtr)))
 	}
@@ -370,7 +382,7 @@ func DelEntry(entryMapInt interface{}, val interface{}) {
 }
 
 /*
-Call SetEntry for given field (NodeInfo)
+Call SetEntry for given field (NodeInfo).
 */
 func (node *NodeInfo) SetField(fieldName string, val interface{}) {
 	field := reflect.ValueOf(node).Elem().FieldByName(fieldName)
@@ -378,6 +390,8 @@ func (node *NodeInfo) SetField(fieldName string, val interface{}) {
 		if field.Addr().Type() == reflect.TypeOf((*Entry)(nil)) {
 			//fmt.Println(reflect.TypeOf(field.Addr().Interface()))
 			SetEntry(field.Addr().Interface(), val)
+		} else if field.Addr().Type() == reflect.TypeOf((*[]string)(nil)) {
+			SetEntry(field.Addr().Interface(), val)
 		}
 		/*
 			else if field.Addr().Kind() == reflect.Map {