diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 1dc1c1d9..04ccfe13 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@
                         NGINX_ACCESS_LOG_DISABLED=1
                       else
                         if [ ! "${VALUE}" = "" ]; then
+                            # If multiple values follow, select first one
+                            VALUE=`echo ${VALUE} | awk '{ print $1 }'`
                             if [ ! -f ${VALUE} ]; then
                                 logtext "Result: could not find referenced log file ${VALUE} in nginx configuration"
                                 NGINX_ACCESS_LOG_MISSING=1